Free state
FS Health Dept, organised labour agree to avoid strikes as far as possible
This week, there were industrial actions at two health facilities. On Thursday health workers at Pelonomi Hospital's maternity ward stopped working demanding...
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Department sets record straight on ‘exaggerated’ COVID-19 claims at Mediclinic
A voice note claiming to be from a senior staff member has been doing the rounds, alleging that the clinic has reached a crisis point with staff members not coping.
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19 pupils, teachers at Grey College quarantined after confirmed COVID-19 case
OFM is reporting the measure is being taken after a matric pupil tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday morning.
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Mabuza praises Free State for flattening COVID-19 curve
The province's 322 coronavirus cases account for less than 1% of the country's national 40,792 infection rate.
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FS govt outlines its state of readiness to deal with COVID-19
Deputy President David Mabuza was in Mangaung, visiting health facilities to assess the province’s capacity to deal with the pandemic.
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Health MEC Tsiu applauds FS’s screening and testing campaign
Bloemfontein was declared the epicenter of COVID-19 in the province following several church services in March.
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Free State DA calls for transparency in reporting COVID-19 cases
The national Department of Health said the Free State had 128 confirmed coronavirus cases and six deaths.
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FS health officials conduct door-to-door testing, screening in some areas
The province has recorded 121 COVID-19 infections mostly in Mangaung and Bloemfontein.
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Over 2,000 screened in Mangaung during Easter weekend COVID-19 drive
Mangaung is the epicentre of the coronavirus in that province, with 94 confirmed cases and three deaths.
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Free State SAPS open inquest after Lesotho man dies near Maseru border
The death caused panic, with witnesses saying he had difficulty breathing, raising suspicions that he may have contracted the coronavirus.
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FS Health Dept: Pelonomi Hospital ready to admit COVID-19 patients
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced that a 32-year-old Free State man came into contact with a person who returned from abroad.
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More charges likely to be added against driver who hit elderly woman, baby
In the video, which has sparked public outrage, the driver makes a sudden turn slamming into an elderly woman, pressing her against a wall with a child on her back in Ventersburg, in the Free State.
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Violence erupts in QwaQwa after child (8) drowns while fetching water in river
The community has faced water shortages for years now and say Sunday’s drowning was the last straw.
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Thousands without power as Eskom transformer fails in Free State
The struggling utility said supply to consumers in Rouxville, Zastron and Smithfield, as well as surrounding rural areas, would only be restored on Tuesday as technicians work on the problem.
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Pay up or we’ll pull the plug, Eskom tells 3 Free State municipalities
Notices of intention to terminate have been sent to the Mangaung, Mafube and Mantsopa municipalities, which have until 3 December to cough up.
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DA raises alarm over water crisis in Free State town
The DA’s Mariette Pittaway said they expected the current supply from the Wilge River to run out in two weeks.
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Aarto will help reduce fatalities, says dept after bloody weekend on roads
The accidents occurred in the Western Cape, The Free State, Kwazulu-Natal, Limpopo and Mpumalanga.
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Free State trio accused of murdering taxi driver to appear in court
The trio was arrested on Wednesday shortly after the alleged stabbing.
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Estina was never the intended beneficiary, Zondo inquiry hears
This emerged during his testimony at the Zondo commission of inquiry on Friday, which is looking at the controversial Estina Dairy Farm project.
