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3 weeks ago | 
timeslive.co.za | Anna-Maria Van Niekerk |Anna-Maria van Niekerk |Mia Malan |Jessica Pitchford |Yolanda MDZEKE |Thatego Mashabela | +1 more
Every year, hundreds of newborns and foetuses are found dumped in the open veld, dumps and public toilets. Abandonment is often because of a lack of options. When mothers feel desperate, they may choose to dispose of their newborns. While it’s difficult to track exact numbers, some experts estimate that abandoned babies and foetuses make up 2% of the 70,000 unnatural deaths recorded in South Africa annually.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
nevadaappeal.com | Justin William Barlow
Carson High School is proud to spotlight Ricardo Plascencia-Flores, a senior who has consistently shown dedication to both his academics and extracurricular activity during the past four years. With a 4.38 weighted grade point average, Ricardo has taken on three Advanced Placement courses and 12 Honors classes, earning an advanced diploma and the Bi-literacy Seal. His academic drive has helped him stand out as one of Carson High's top students.
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Jul 19, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Justin William Barlow
There can be no denying that SA stands at a critical juncture. In an era that promises greater public-private sector collaboration, businesses have an opportunity to relook at how they work with government and learn from public-private partnerships. It’s also an opportunity to find sustainable solutions to alleviate poverty and youth unemployment.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Yolanda MDZEKE |Thatego Mashabela |Cebelihle Bhengu |Justin William Barlow
05 June 2024 - 07:46 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. #KyaSands #WasteManagement #IllegalDumping #IllegalDumps #landfilltruck Kya Sands in Johannesburg is overrun with illegal dumping sites. Kya Sands, a neighbourhood northwest of Johannesburg, is one of several suburbs overrun with illegal dumping sites.
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Jun 2, 2024 | 
bhekisisa.org | Yolanda MDZEKE |Thatego Mashabela |Cebelihle Bhengu |Justin William Barlow
People who live near the industrial area of Kya Sand are breathing in all kinds of chemicals due to illegal dumping in the area. In this Health Beat insert, our team speaks to community activists to hear what they have to say. (Kya Sand Burning Wasteland Community Forum)
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May 28, 2024 | 
timeslive.co.za | Mia Malan |Jessica Pitchford |Yolanda MDZEKE |Thatego Mashabela |Cebelihle Bhengu |Ruan Visser | +1 more
28 May 2024 - 09:15 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. South Africans go to the polls in a milestone election on Wednesday. In this episode of Health Beat we reflect on health issues that affect voters. We visit a toxic wasteland at Kya Sand, northwest of Johannesburg, where residents say illegal dumping by a “waste mafia” has resulted in people falling ill and struggling to breathe.
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May 27, 2024 | 
bhekisisa.org | Thatego Mashabela |Justin William Barlow |Anna-Maria van Niekerk
Anna-Maria van Niekerk is Bhekisisa’s news editor. She joined the centre after six years as the managing editor of the investigative television show, Carte Blanche. Anna-Maria has an extensive career in in-depth health and human rights reporting and has been named both the Vodacom Journalist (2002) and Discovery Health Journalist of the Year (2010) for exposés on the selling of human body parts for muti in Limpopo and the devastating consequences of HIV denialism.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
businesslive.co.za | Yolanda MDZEKE |Justin William Barlow |Mohale Moloi
Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. What’s the cost of uncovering corruption? Former Gauteng health department whistleblower Babita Deokaran, who was an accountant, paid with her life. Corruption at Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand has deprived the community of the health care that is their human and constitutional right.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
news24.com | Yolanda MDZEKE |Justin William Barlow |Mohale Moloi
What's the cost of uncovering corruption? Former Gauteng health department whistleblower Babita Deokaran, who was an accountant, paid with her life. Corruption at Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand has deprived the community of the healthcare that is their human and constitutional right. Speedier arrests and prosecutions could prevent further embezzlement of public funds — so why isn't it happening?
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Apr 10, 2024 | 
bhekisisa.org | Yolanda MDZEKE |Justin William Barlow |Mohale Moloi
What’s the cost of uncovering corruption? Former Gauteng health department whistle-blower Babita Deokaran, who was an accountant, paid with her life. Corruption at Tembisa Hospital on the East Rand has deprived the community of the healthcare that is their human and constitutional right. Speedier arrests and prosecutions could prevent further embezzlement of public funds — so why isn’t it happening? Read the full script here. Yolanda Mdzeke is a multimedia reporter at Bhekisisa.
