Health

Fostering a New Generation: Free State Dialogue Outlines Blueprint for ‘Respectful Manhood’

WELKOM, FREE STATE — In a major push to promote positive masculinity and fortify family structures, the Free State Department…

Free State Champions Albinism Rights with Urgent Health and Economic Pledges

WELKOM — In a decisive push for social justice and institutional inclusion, the Free State MEC for the Department of…

Free State Livestock Sector Faces Steepening Risks as Foot-and-Mouth Cases Surge to 620

The economic stability of the Free State’s multi-billion rand agricultural sector is hanging in the balance. A critical surge in…

COMMUNITIES MUST PARTNER WITH GOVERNMENT TO END GBVF, SAYS MEC HLALELE

In a decisive bid to curb the systemic crisis of Gender-Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF), the Member of the Executive…

Free State FMD Outbreak Slows, But Economic Recovery Hinges on Farmer Compliance

The Department of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs in South Africa’s Free State province has released its latest update…

COVID-19 Never Left: Current Strains Manageable, Health Officials Urge Caution Over Panic

The recent announcement that the Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic), Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19 has…

dtic Minister Parks Tau Tests Positive for COVID-19

PRETORIA — South Africa’s Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Parks Tau, has tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced…

The Cost of Silence: How Biosecurity Failures and Concealment Threaten the Free State’s Livestock Economy

An agricultural economy relies as much on the transparent flow of data as it does on physical supply chains. When…

Mashatile To Layout SA’s Move To tackle Persistent Diseases

Johannesburg, South Africa — In a strategic move to fortify South Africa’s response to its persistent HIV and TB crises,…

Free State Health System Under Review: National and Provincial Leaders Plot a Path Forward

BLOEMFONTEIN — In a major push to overhaul and fast-track improvements within South Africa’s healthcare system, Minister of Health Dr.…