I need a blanket, but I also need to survive: Bloemfontein’s homeless brace for a freezing winter
Homeless are among the most vulnerable to illness.
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No teaching at Botshabelo school for nine months due to water shortages
Learners would at Kgorathuto school for registers to be taken, and were then sent home.
Community health workers push for recognition and change
Community Health Workers remain trapped in a cycle of short-term contracts with no clarity about long-term employment.
“He beat me with fists and kicked me” – Nurse assaulted at Thabong clinic
This is not the first case of a nurse being assaulted by an unhappy patient at Thabong Clinic.
Two months on, new Free State clinic still understaffed
The health department has not yet hired more staff, citing budget constraints.
Patients Forced to Pay To Use Staff Toilets at Bongani Hospital
Conditions in the men’s toilets are reportedly worse. Tshepiso Leoli says they’re unusable, due to blocked drainage.
Patients must bring their own water to Masilo Clinic
The provincial health department says the local municipality is responsible for providing water to Masilo Clinic.
Welkom teen dies after being turned away from clinic
The family is demanding that the nurses who turned Mpho away be suspended.
Free State psychiatric complex workers strike over pay and safety concerns
The ceiling is leaking, and workers are worried that it can fall. The walls are damaged, and the grass around the hospital building is overgrown.
Free State hospital reopens wards ravaged by 2024 fire
Despite a year-long investigation, the cause of the hospital fire is still unknown.
Toxic water from mine dam floods homes in Nyakallong – No urgency to move residents
Tests done on water collected by the community monitoring team and the Benchmarks Foundation showed high concentrations of arsenic, lead, copper, silicon and uranium.
Teen’s suicide sparks mental health concerns in Free State town
Mental health challenges among young people in the area are deeply rooted in broader social and economic issues.
Welkom residents demand end to water crisis and sewage spills
It is reported that the rapid growth of the mining town affected the ailing infrastructure.
Closure of Free State clinics and morgues shows maintenance failures
Among the closed facilities are clinics and state morgues in Botshabelo, Phuthaditjhaba and Bloemfontein, where services are partially operating.
Tshiame residents forced to live with human waste as pipes fail
Residents say human excrement and foul-smelling water constantly flow through their yards and streets.