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Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative: Improving Soweto’s health needs through community profiling
By Mpho / January 23, 2020

Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative: Improving Soweto’s health needs through community profiling

Phila Sonke Wellness Initiative takes the strengthening of underprivileged communities seriously. Through community profiling, the organisation collaborates with the Wits...

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Celebrating those who turn “I can’t” into “I CAN”
By Mpho / November 29, 2019

Celebrating those who turn “I can’t” into “I CAN”

We all tend to take our health and bodies for granted – until something happens. Then most of us spiral...

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Is poverty a disease? And can it be cured?
By Mpho / November 13, 2019

Is poverty a disease? And can it be cured?

No one chooses to live in poverty, and it goes beyond simply ‘getting a job’. Poverty is often deep-rooted and...

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Exercise in the elderly: slow down the effects of ageing
By Mpho / October 21, 2019

Exercise in the elderly: slow down the effects of ageing

Exercise. Some love it while others hate it, but you can’t deny its benefits. Many think that as one gets...

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Healthy ageing: what are you doing to age well?
By Mpho / September 27, 2019

Healthy ageing: what are you doing to age well?

There’s no escaping the natural process of ageing. For the vast majority of us, we...

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How to recognise the signs of a stroke
By Mpho / September 19, 2019

How to recognise the signs of a stroke

Recognising the signs of a stroke and getting emergency medical help as soon as possible makes a...

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Dr Thabiso Mmoledi
By Karl Firewater / July 19, 2019

Dr Thabiso Mmoledi

The Soweto doctor who’s disabling the healthcare divide. Every day, nearly 240 South Africans suffer from a stroke and about...

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Nomsa Shabalala
By Karl Firewater / January 9, 2019

Nomsa Shabalala

Nomsa Shabalala is a mother of two who lives in Soweto. Before her stroke, she was a training and development...

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Sifiso Ngcobo
By Karl Firewater / January 9, 2019

Sifiso Ngcobo

Sifiso Ngcobo currently runs a monthly support group at Dobsonville Stadium. Before his incident ...

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