Illegal dumping flourishes as Free State municipality runs short of rubbish trucks
The illegal dumping sites multiplying in Reitz, Free State are a sign of poor service delivery in the province’s Nketoana Local Municipality, allege residents.
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Illegal abortions: Deputy health minister joins march in Bloem
Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Sibongiseni Dhlomo, took to the streets of Bloemfontein yesterday, in protest against illegal abortions in the province, removing advertisements promoting illegal abortion services. Concern has been mounting over the number of bogus doctors offering illegal and unsafe…
I need a blanket, but I also need to survive: Bloemfontein’s homeless brace for a freezing winterÂ
Homeless are among the most vulnerable to illness.
How the Free State ARV moratorium breached the Constitution
The government has violated the Constitution by imposing a moratorium on the roll-out of antiretroviral drugs, for new HIV/AIDS patients in the Free State, the AIDS Law Project recently told a civil society gathering in Bloemfontein.
How money-wise gogos avoid loan sharks?
FREE STATE – A small group of grannies, all strapped for money but determined not to make use of loan sharks, have come up with a unique savings plan that benefits both themselves and others.
Hovering on death’€™s door
Hundreds of patients are being denied antiretroviral treatment in the Free State. During a visit to Welkom'€™s Bongani Hospital last week Anso Thom and Lungi Langa spoke to three young men who are staring death in the face.
Hospital strike spreads in Free State
A week after workers at the Monapo Hospital in Phuthaditjhaba, in Qwa Qwa in the Free State began their strike, healthworkers at other hospitals are joining the action – in a crisis that is set to bring the healthcare sector in the province to its knees.
Hospice gives hope
OurHealth. - Tumi (not her real name) was at death'€™s door when her grandmother carried her on her back to the Golden Gateway Hospice in Bethlehem, in the Free State. Story by Thamsanqa Majola.
Holidaymakers urged to make COVID-19 vaccine pit stop
Free State Health MEC, Montsheng Tsiu, and Minister of Transport, Fikile Mbalula hopes holidaymakers will make use of COVID-19 vaccination stations placed on four of South Africa’s national roads. Mbalula launched the holiday road safety campaign this week using the…
Hogan sends money and reinforcements to sort out ARV mess
The national health department has intervened in the crisis in the Free State where financial mismanagement has caused a shortage of antiretroviral (ARV) drugs.
HIV won’t take away my smile
Accepting a positive HIV status can be difficult: One Free State woman shares her journey.
HIV self test is easy to do, but you need courage
Knowing one's HIV status has benefits but Free State activists say young people still dread administering self-tests.
High infant death rate in ‘dysfunctional’ ward
The infant mortality rate at the Pelonomi Regional Hospital in Bloemfontein, Free State, is almost three times higher than the national average - and many of these deaths could have been avoided.
Heavy rains force temporary closure of Free State clinics
Some residents have lost their homes due to severe weather, including destructive winds.
Heatwave precaution goes wrong for Free State man
FREE STATE - An elderly pensioner, who decided to use a candle at bedtime because he believed the electric light bulb made his bedroom hotter, ended up suffocating to death.