Free State hospital hard hit by strike action
An ongoing strike at Monapo Hospital in Qwa Qwa in the Free State is not only set to continue, but other hospitals in the area are now threatening to join the action.
Bolata Clinic now operating for 24 hours, a blessing to the community.
Residents of the Qwaqwa Maluti-A-Phofung area in Witsieshoek in the Free State are thrilled that their local Bolata Clinic has been upgraded to a 24-hour facility.
Testing positive for HIV when pregnant is not a life sentence
While women who test positive for HIV after discovering they are pregnant find the discovery difficult to accept, there is treatment available and they can still lead a full and normal life along with their child.
Free State villagers battle ongoing water shortages
Villages in Qwaqwa in the Free State, hit by drought in June 2015, are continuing to struggle severe water shortages.
“I thought only white people get skin cancer” – Melanoma patient
Dieketseng Mofokeng of Qwaqwa in the Free State, like many people, has always associated skin cancer with fair-skinned people, believing that darker skin offered greater protection from the sun.
Free State woman to face charges after abortion
A 22 year old Free State woman, currently in hospital with a massive infection and bleeding following a home abortion, is to be arrested and charged with murder when she is discharged.
Curse of the ‘blessers’
Health minister launches plan to keep girls in school – and out of the clutches of abusive sugar daddies.
Losing a child to HIV
After her first child died of AIDS and she miscarried her second, Melita enrolled in the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission programme and saved her third.
Finding out about my HIV status at 13
AIDS2016: Being a teen is hard enough, but for Bongani Radebe, it also meant discovering that he had been born with HIV
AIDS2016: Coming out – twice
It’s hard enough having to tell your parents that you are gay – but a young Free State man also had to tell his loved ones he was HIV positive.
May celebrations honour nurses with heart
Every May, the world marks International Nurses Day. We take a look at how the Free State and Northern Cape said “thank you” to South Africa’s nurses.
Child waits 10 years for wheelchair
Tumelo Letsitsa from Qwaqwa is like “a new child” ever since he got a wheelchair a month ago.