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Welcome to the twilight zone: fear and abandonment in the Free State’s health system

Welcome to the twilight zone: fear and abandonment in the Free State’s health system

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Posted in: Free State, Latest, Provinces, Spotlight, Spotlight Edition 1

By Mary-Jane Matsolo – Activist Mary-Jane Matsolo last year heard “saddening and horrific” stories from the more than 50 people who testified during the People’s Commission of Inquiry into the Free State Healthcare System. She recently entered the field to assess whether anything had changed. These are her notes.

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VIDEO: #FireBenny

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Posted in: Free State, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces, Spotlight, Video
The Treatment Action Campaign and partners recently held a meeting to establish the Free State People’s Health Coalition. More than 500 TAC members also took to the streets and delivered memorandums to the police and National Prosecuting Authority demanding an update on the charges against Health MEC Dr Benny Malakoane. This is a short clip of the action in Bloemfontein.
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VIDEO: The Price of Gold

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Posted in: Eastern Cape, Free State, Healthcare system, Provinces, Video
  Judgment in the historic Silicosis Class Action, Bongani Nkala and 55 Others v Harmony Gold Mining Company Ltd and 31 Others, will be handed down in the South Gauteng High Court tomorrow (Friday 13 May 2016) at 9am. If the class is certified it will be the largest class to ever be certified in South Africa and it allow hundreds of thousands of gold miners and their families to access justice and redress. This short clip tells the story of some of the gold miners, the advocacy that has happened and the role of the amici.
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