“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.
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“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.
‘When She Can’t Breathe, I Carry Her’ – Living without Basic Services in Sanco-Ville
Free State. Every time Phumza Manana suffers an asthma attack, her partner, Mhlangabezi Mgibiza has to carry her through the narrow footpaths of Sanco-ville informal settlement to the nearest place an ambulance can reach. The couple, who have lived in…
‘I don’t like the life am leading now’ – a mental health and drug awareness campaign highlights the struggles of a Free State town
The Free State Department of Health held a campaign in Warden to highlight mental health issues and the challenges of substance abuse. Community members attending the event shared their struggles.
‘I didn’t even know I was pregnant’
Nokuthula Dlamini, 25, from Bethlehem, Free State got the surprise of her life when she was rushed to hospital with abdominal pains and only to discover that she was pregnant and in labour.
‘Hell on Earth’ as sewage flows down streets
Sewage from a burst drain has been running down the streets of Thlolong Township near Kestell in the Free State for months.
‘I sleep with older men so that we can eat’
Poverty-stricken children in the Free State are being forced into prostitution, often by their families, in order to be able to eat.