Ambulances unused for months
Ten brand new ambulances donated to the Kuruman Hospital by the John Taolo Gaetsewe Developmental Trust last December are still standing unused at the back of the hospital.
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26 June 2013
Village clinic too small
It is freezing cold and the patients at Bankhara Community Clinic have to wait outside because the space is very small.
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Daily bullying at primary school
Bullying is a daily challenge at Wrenchville Primary School in Kuruman, according to the Principal Millton Ludick.
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