The bridge, which connects Dopeni to neighbouring Siloam village where Siloam Hospital and Rumani Clinic are located, collapsed during severe flooding in early January 2026, leaving the community ...

Residents of flood-devastated Mbaula village are demanding relocation to safer areas and will not return to their former homes in Mbaula.

A survivor of gender-based violence has developed an online emergency reporting platform aimed at cutting response times for victims of crime and medical emergencies, particularly in rural communities ...

Children are more vulnerable to extreme heat than adults because their bodies cannot regulate temperature as efficiently.

In addition to the fear of falling victim to crime, community members are worried about their exposure to raw sewage flowing in the river. A woman in Mbaula village, outside Giyani in Limpopo, safely ...

Residents fear long-term environmental damage, declining property values, and the impact of sewage on their unsanitary living conditions.

Community Health Workers remain trapped in a cycle of short-term contracts with no clarity about long-term employment.

"Our furniture is gone, and my house is flattened – it's painful. I've lost everything due to the heavy rains." ...

Several government schools in Soshanguve, north of Pretoria, have become breeding grounds for health hazards, due to delayed waste collection and illegal dumping. During a recent visit to Soshanguve ...

Flooding has eroded roads and washed away bridges. This has made several clinics partially or fully inaccessible.

Another study shows that climate change worsens gender inequalities, putting female-headed households and young girls at greater risk of displacement. This increases exposure to gender-based violence, ...