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Seeing a stabbing victim bleeding on the Durban beachfront despite two stationary ambulances nearby, prompted Blessing Nzuza, (30) to develop a potentially life-saving app.

The mobile app, called Respo, links ordinary South Africans with ambulances, regardless if they have medical aid or not.

“The incident got me thinking that we needed to create a system that allowed people in emergencies to contact ambulances, even when they are not able to place a phone call,” Nzuza says.

High school girl learners in South Africa are being given a headstart in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), through a mentorship and skills development programme called Techno Girl. 

A group of elderly farmers from three Limpopo local municipalities are learning new practical farming skills, thanks to the Farmer Field School concept adopted by the provincial Department of Agriculture and Rural Development.

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases says guidelines should be followed by an individual who tested positive for COVID-19 before they come out of isolation. 

Symptomatic patients who test positive for the virus, but only have mild symptoms, can come out of isolation 10 days after their symptoms started if they don't have a fever and their symptoms have improved.

Hospitalised patients with moderate-severe

 A R57.2 million support programme is enabling small-scale farmers in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) to buy the tractors, implements, fertiliser, seeds and seedlings needed to make their farms commercially successful. 

Children are among the most vulnerable members of society and it is our shared responsibility to protect, nurture and care for them. 

This is according to the Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu, who recently launched the European Union (EU) Global Promotion of Best Practices for Children in Migration or Children on the Move.

While it may be a shock for a family to learn that a child has epilepsy, you can build an understanding, loving and accepting environment in which your child can grow and believe in their ability to succeed. 

According to Epilepsy South Africa, parents could be concerned about their child’s future and find epilepsy difficult to accept or talk about. You may feel angry, depressed, inadequate and guilty, but you can overcome these feelings and your anxiety by educating yourself about the condition.

People with albinism do die. They do not have superpowers. Their blood can’t heal others and their body parts will not make you rich.

“They also do not represent an ancestor,” says Dr Khensani Ngobeni-Mkize, a Mbombela-based specialist dermatologist (skin doctor).

“Albinism is a group of inherited genetic disorders in which there is reduced or no melanin production in the skin, hair and eyes,” she adds.

The taxi industry in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) has thrown a lifeline to victims of gender-based violence (GBV) by agreeing to intervene on their behalf in domestic disputes and to help them report any abuse.

The programme is part of a partnership between the South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) and the KZN Department of Social Development (DSD).

Free legal help is available for GBV victims.

There is help at hand for victims of gender-based violence (GBV) who cannot afford legal services.

The South African Women Lawyers Association (SAWLA) is a non-profit and non-political organisation consisting of female lawyers who assist women and girls who are in need of legal services but cannot afford them.