Mpumalanga Department of Health
SIU Wins R4.7 Million PPE Corruption Case in Mpumalanga
The Special Investigating Unit has secured a court order to recover profits from a R4.7…
Rapid Rise Of Ukuthwala Practice Endangers Children’s Futures
The rapidly increasing prevalence of ukuthwala, or child marriages, in the Nkomazi region of Mpumalanga…
Newly Qualified Nurses Cry Betrayal As Mpumalanga Department of Health Fails To Offer Jobs
Newly qualified nurses in Mpumalanga have accused the provincial Department of Health of betrayal after…
HIV Patients’ Lives In Danger After Being Denied Treatment By Healthcare Centres
HIV patients’ lives are in danger after healthcare facilities in Mpumalanga denied them access to…
‘Would-be initiates Should Be Medically Examined First To Prevent Unnecessary Deaths’
The chairperson of the Mpumalanga Ingoma Forum, Musa Thugwane, has urged would-be initiates to undergo medical screening first before they go to the initiation schools to help prevent “unnecessary deaths”. He said medical examination and records would make the job of the health practitioners and the caregivers easier because some of the initiates often suffer from different diseases such as asthma and HIV. The forum was launched a few years ago by the Mpumalanga Department of Health to oversee the…