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Language barriers and overworked staff in Barkly West

Posted in: Healthcare system, Latest, Northern Cape, Provinces

In a candid interview, Aletta and James Wilscott of Barkly West in the Northern Cape lay bare the everyday challenges they face at the town’s Professor ZK Matthews Hospital. Spotlight visited the hospital to learn more.

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Language barriers and overworked staff in Barkly West

Behind the scenes at Kimberley’s shiny, new, half-empty mental health hospital

Posted in: Latest, Mental Health, Northern Cape, Provinces

Seven kilometres from Kimberley’s famous Big Hole, sits another of the mining city’s record-breaking landmarks: South Africa’s most expensive mental health hospital.

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Behind the scenes at Kimberley’s shiny, new, half-empty mental health hospital

Face to Face: Mase Manopole, Northern Cape MEC for Health

Posted in: InFocus, Latest, Northern Cape

The Northern Cape is both South Africa’s largest and most sparsely populated province. Biénne Huisman sat down with Health MEC Mase Manopole to discuss healthcare in this often-forgotten part of the country.

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Face to Face: Mase Manopole, Northern Cape MEC for Health
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