{"id":43840,"date":"2025-02-14T11:33:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T09:33:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/assistance-needed-to-find-family-of-patients-20250214\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T17:05:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T15:05:38","slug":"assistance-needed-to-find-family-of-patients-20250214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/assistance-needed-to-find-family-of-patients-20250214\/","title":{"rendered":"Assistance needed to find family of patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Northern Cape Department of Health requests the assistance of the community in locating the family of patients who were admitted to the West End Specialised Hospital in Kimberley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Patient <strong>Elisa Thobela<\/strong> is estimated to be age 65 years of age. Thobela was admitted on 2 September 2005. She was found by a social worker roaming the streets. According to the patient she is from Maseru, Lesotho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Brain Tier<\/strong>, who is estimated to be 47 years old, was admitted on 2 May 2005. Tier was found in the streets of De Aar, hallucinating and aggressive. His fingerprints were taken by the Department of Home Affairs, but information on him was not found on the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_ecab8eb3\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12708\/24c0149ee3484d5d8a6461b8c3f4c1bb.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1ce7749220004176b055216982119470.jpg\" title=\"Brian Tier\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Brian Tier<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rutaven Onbekend<\/strong> is estimated to be 53 years old and was admitted on 27 February 2007. Onbekend was living in the streets of Kakamas. He then displayed aggressive behaviour and was disorientated. His fingerprints were taken by the Department of Home Affairs, but information on him was not found on the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_d318b7d4\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12708\/ee545996e3b445f5b93de94d8aef105b.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/6a0d609f534d463693b2b6f0f216a0a1.jpg\" title=\"Rutaven Onbekend\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Rutaven Onbekend<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Phumzile Makanda<\/strong>, who is estimated to be 50 years old, was admitted on 7 June 2017 after found roaming the streets of De Aar. His fingerprints were taken by the Department of Home Affairs, but information on him was not found on the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_c6a165f8\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/12708\/d5ec03402da24ca2bc81c015e90b70b7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/noordkaapbulletin\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/849d5697eac04cbbb4f0d3f980116978.jpg\" title=\"Phumzile Makanda\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">Phumzile Makanda<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\">Photo: Supplied<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Anyone who can identify these patients can call the social worker, Bertha van Zyl, on 072-263-5625 as soon as 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