Molefi Sompane

President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lifting of the alcohol sales ban recently has been blamed by the Botshabelo community for contributing to violence and car accidents in their area, while police have been accused of not enforcing the law.

Community members in the Botshabelo district in the Free State are urging health authorities to extend the COVID-19 vaccine rollout to local clinics. They claim the hospital currently identified as the main vaccination site isn’t coping with the influx of people.

The health of residents living in Botshsbelo is under serious threat and with their concerns falling on deaf ears within the Mangaung municipality, the number of tuberculosis cases are rising and fast.