{"id":49135,"date":"2023-07-19T12:44:54","date_gmt":"2023-07-19T10:44:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/clinic-reduces-fees-for-67-patients-on-mandela-day-20230719\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T06:08:33","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T04:08:33","slug":"clinic-reduces-fees-for-67-patients-on-mandela-day-20230719","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/clinic-reduces-fees-for-67-patients-on-mandela-day-20230719\/","title":{"rendered":"Clinic reduces fees for 67 patients on Mandela Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several \u201c67 Minutes\u201d initiatives took place around Stellenbosch on Mandela Day, but one that will continue for a few more weeks is powered by Kunjani Clinic in Kayamandi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sister Gxagxisa, a professional nurse who runs Kunjani Clinic in Kayamandi, was pleased to inform the community about a 50% consultation fee discount for patients, along with free snacks and blankets for the elderly on Tuesday 18 July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gxagxisa told <span>Eikestadnuus<\/span> how surprised she was when the community showed up at the clinic as early as 07:30 on the morning, with some travelling from as far as Azania, a newly developing informal settlement in Kayamandi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gxagxisa and her Kunjani Clinic team received a R10 000 donation from a private entity in Somerset West. They decided to use the funds by reducing the consultation fee by a significant 50% from the normal price of R250.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_9f7fe7e8\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/8848\/e557803099bd43cfb87609c5d2b455a6.jpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/eikestadnuus\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/d130b55acdc644d5a288a133b1f119ce.jpeg\" title=\"Schoolchildren from Kayamandi Primary School were not forgotten; they were gifted with blankets to keep warm during exams.Foto: \"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Schoolchildren from Kayamandi Primary School were not forgotten; they were gifted with blankets to keep warm during exams.Foto: <\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>What is even more exciting about the Kunjani initiative is that it did not end on Tuesday, but will continue until at least 67 patients have been covered. 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