Tuck shop found with expired milk
There is something off at Ben’s Tuck Shop in Phuthaditjhaba, about 70 kms outside Bethlehem and a recent OurHealth visit shows it’s the milk.
Selloane Molakeng
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Free State community marches against TB
Bethlehem community members in the Free State recently marched against tuberculosis (TB) in an effort to promote testing and treatment.
Free State activists, health worker case postponed
After refusing to plead guilty to charges, health workers and Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) activists are expected back at the Bloemfontein Magistrates Court in October following a postponement.
Love, suspicion & HIV discordancy
Sindi Letlala* and her 3-year-old son Thato are HIV positive. Sindi’s husband of 12 years and Thato’s father, Thabiso, is not. She talks to OurHealth about dealing with discordancy.
Clinic fire extinguisher not serviced for more than two years
A fire extinguisher at Batho Clinic in Bloemfontein has not been serviced for two-and-a-half years.
Free State university cancer survivor gives back
It was supposed to be a time of celebration but, for Cebile Zulu, passing matric coincided with devastating news.
Man dies after being allegedly turned away by Free State hospital
Hospital staff recently discovered a man dead in his car after allegedly being turned away from Mofumahadi Manapo Mopeli Regional Hospital (MMMRH), according to the man’s family.
Rape gang still plagues Bethlehem
Bethlehem - Twelve young men in Bethlehem in the Free State have formed a gang called Marikana, which is known for raping women in the community.
Bethlehem marches against tobacco
BETHLEHEM. – On World No Tobacco Day members from the Department of Health (DOH) in the Thabo Mofutsanyana district marched through the streets wearing T-shirts with the message “smoking is addictive, don’t start” and shouted “Down with smoking! Down!” “We…
Baipeing remains neglected
Bethlehem – In March this year OurHealth reported on the poor water and sanitation in Bethlehem in the Free State that affects the Captain Charles community, better known as the Baipeing community. On a follow-up visit to the Baipeing community,…
Selling sex to support her family
BETHLEHEM – Yoliswa Mazibuko*, who lives in Bethlehem in the Free State has to put her health at risk to provide for her family. Being a single parent to three children has led her to a job she never pictured…
Melegi milk sold for R55
BETHLEHEM – Bisimillah Supermarket in Bethlehem is illegally selling Melegi Infant Formula marked with the stamp: “State use only, not for re-sale”. When OurHealth visited the supermarket, there were four 400g tins of Melegi on the shelves waiting to be sold,…
