Two Eastern Cape emergency medical service (EMS) workers were left stranded in Cape Town last week with no place to sleep after driving for almost 14 hours from Mthatha.

Over 800 households in Muungamunwe Village, Ward 3, in Limpopo's Makhado Municipality live in the dark without electricity, facing health risks and crime.

After a year-long investigation, the cause of the fire at the National Hospital remains unknown, impacting the reopening of its wards.

Tests conducted on water from Voelpan dam in Nyakallong revealed high concentrations of arsenic, lead, copper, silicon and uranium, raising serious health concerns.

This is not the first incident of this nature at Sambandou Clinic, staff say they continuously live in fear as criminals do as they please.