SEEDS OF HOPE AT AKANANI CENTRE IN BUSHBUCKRIDGE

SEEDS OF HOPE AT AKANANI CENTRE IN BUSHBUCKRIDGE

FRIDAY REFLECTION13 MARCH 2026 PLANTING MORE THAN FOOD – MKHUHLU VILLAGEWhat happens when a small community centre begins planting not only vegetables, but possibility?At Akanani Centre in Mkhuhlu Village, in the Bushbuckridge Local Municipality of Mpumalanga,...
A SIMPLE SERVICE, A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE

A SIMPLE SERVICE, A POWERFUL DIFFERENCE

Some health services do not require large hospitals or long queues to make a meaningful difference. Sometimes the most powerful care happens in a familiar community space, where patients are known by name and support is offered with dignity and understanding.At Albini...
SMALL CONVERSATIONS, STRONGER FUTURES

SMALL CONVERSATIONS, STRONGER FUTURES

FRIDAY REFLECTION27 FEBRUARY 2026 SMALL CONVERSATIONS, STRONGER FUTURES Some days at a clinic feel routine.And then some days feel different.Pregnancy Awareness Day at Barney Molokoane Clinic in Orange Farm was one of those days. Passionate Community Health Advocates...
NOT JUST HEALTH CARE, HUMAN CARE

NOT JUST HEALTH CARE, HUMAN CARE

Some visits stay with you long after you’ve left.This was one of them. In a quiet rural corner of Nkwezela in KwaZulu-Natal, we met a small Catholic health provider called Thandukuphila. There, we saw that people are known by name, trust is built quietly and no one...
WHEN HIDDEN STORIES MEET HIDDEN DISABILITIES

WHEN HIDDEN STORIES MEET HIDDEN DISABILITIES

Something important happened this week at Kopano Lerato OVC Project in Winterveldt, Pretoria. The SACBC Migrants, Refugees and Human Trafficking Office—working alongside the Sisters of Mercy, the Catholic Health Care Association, the National Freedom Network and Fula...