Takudzwa Pongweni is a journalist based in Johannesburg, South Africa. With a focus on local news and social issues, Takudzwa's work has been featured in publications such as Daily Maverick, AllAfrica Global Media, and Cigalah Group. Takudzwa's articles cover a range of topics including xenophobia, healthcare conditions, gender-based violence, and social justice issues affecting the South African community.
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By: Takudzwa Pongweni
Judgment in the Life Esidimeni inquest will be delivered by Judge Mmonoa Teffo at the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Wednesday; the African Centre for Cities and Ndifuna Ukwazi are hosting a series of webinars aimed at recentering the conversation on housing and access to land; and there will be a discussion about making coalitions and governments of national unity work.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
Communities in the Western Cape are facing a severe weather crisis as multiple cold fronts bring icy weather, disruptive rain and damaging winds, causing widespread displacement.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
Judge Mmonoa Teffo found that former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Makgabo Manemela can be held criminally liable for the deaths of some of the 144 mental healthcare users who were moved from the Life Esidimeni health facility to non-government organisations in 2016.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
Judge Mmonoa Teffo found that former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu and mental health director Makgabo Manemela can be held criminally liable
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
After an eight-year wait for justice, judgment has finally been handed down in the Life Esidimeni inquest.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
The fourth edition of the Ritshidze North West State of Health report highlights prolonged waiting times, chronic staff shortages and persistent medication stockouts.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
The Climate Resilience Symposium 2024 is under way in Pretoria, the Nelson Mandela Foundation is focusing its 2024 Mandela Day work on priority social justice areas – early childhood development, food security and just cities – and TEDx hosts talks on the world's 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
During her budget vote speech, Sisisi Tolashe also said she would fill all critical posts in her department, finalise key pieces of legislation and continue supporting vulnerable individuals despite fiscal constraints.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
The 25th International Aids Conference takes place in Munich, Germany, the Gauteng Division of the High Court in Johannesburg will hear the court application filed by the Cancer Alliance against the Gauteng Department of Health and Joburg Crisis Alliance will protest against poor and absent leadership.
By: Takudzwa Pongweni
A Doctors Without Borders report details the impact of the conflict in Sudan on communities, underscoring collapsed healthcare systems, mass displacement and acute shortages of medical supplies.
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