Our Village

15/10/2026

You don’t have to be on a diet to see a dietitian. In fact, you don’t even have to want to lose weight. Maybe your stomach seems to disagree with half the things you eat. Maybe you’re exhausted all the time. Maybe you’ve been diagnosed with diabetes or high cholesterol and suddenly everyone is telling you what you can’t eat. Maybe your child is an incredibly committed member of the beige-food-only club. Or perhaps you simply want to understand how to eat better without turning every meal into a maths problem.

That’s where a dietitian can help. Not by handing you a miserable list of lettuce leaves. By looking at you. Your health. Your life. What you like to eat. What you can afford. And helping you find a way of eating that actually works in the real world.

Our village has dietitians right here when you need them.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

14/10/2026

Today we noticed…

An elderly man sitting outside Our Village waiting for his wife. Another man sat down next to him. They didn’t know each other. Twenty minutes later they were still there, deep in conversation, while both their wives stood at the door waiting for them. Apparently, you can come to Our Village for an appointment and leave with a new friend. Maybe that’s what happens when you build a village.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

13/10/2026

You’ve got stickers on your chest. Wires everywhere. And for a few minutes you look considerably more complicated than you did when you walked in. You’re having an ECG. But what is it actually doing? Every time your heart beats, a tiny electrical signal travels through it. An ECG records those signals and shows your doctor the rhythm and electrical activity of your heart. It can help doctors spot things like an irregular heartbeat and sometimes signs that the heart may be under strain or has been damaged. The interesting bit? The machine isn’t sending electricity into you. It’s listening to the electricity your heart is already making. Your heart does this all day. The ECG simply lets us see it.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

12/10/2026

Breast Cancer Awareness Month does an important job. For 31 days, everything turns pink and we talk about checking our breasts.

Then November arrives.

Your body, of course, has absolutely no idea. So perhaps the most useful thing we can do this October is turn awareness into a habit that lasts longer than the pink ribbon. Get to know what is normal for your breasts. Not just lumps, but changes in shape, skin, ni***es or anything that simply looks or feels different to you. And if something changes, don’t wait for next October to do something about it.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

08/10/2026

You’ve seen the doctor. You’re feeling miserable. You’ve been given a prescription. And now you have to get back in the car and go somewhere else to get your medication. Not at Our Village. We have a pharmacy right here, so if your doctor prescribes medication, you can get what you need before you leave. No extra trip. No second queue somewhere across town. No standing in a pharmacy feeling sorry for yourself when all you really want is your bed.

Sometimes good healthcare is about the big things. And sometimes it’s simply about making a difficult day a little easier.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

07/10/2026

There comes a point when holding the menu further away stops working. First it’s slightly further away. Then it’s at arm’s length. Then you’re moving it towards the light. Eventually someone at the table says, “Do you want my glasses?” Rude.

Our eyesight changes as we get older, and sometimes it happens so gradually that we don’t really notice how much we’ve been compensating. If the small print seems to be getting smaller, night driving is becoming harder, you’re getting headaches or you simply haven’t had your eyes checked in a while, perhaps it’s time to come and see our eye doctor.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

06/10/2026

There’s something reassuring about having a doctor who knows you. Not just your blood pressure and what medication you’re taking. A doctor who remembers that your knee always plays up. Who knows you tend to say “I’m fine” when you’re very clearly not. Who asks about your husband because he was sick last time you came in. Who notices when something about you seems different. Medicine needs tests and scans and numbers. But sometimes it also needs someone who knows what normal looks like for you. That kind of relationship takes time. And there’s a lot of comfort in being known.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

05/10/2026

October has arrived. Apparently we’re active people again. The sun comes out and suddenly we’re gardening, walking, swimming, playing outside and agreeing to things that involve actual movement. Your enthusiasm may have returned slightly faster than your hamstrings. So ease back into it. Warm up. Drink some water. Wear the sunscreen. And if something starts complaining loudly enough, don’t spend three weeks hoping it will simply get bored and stop. That’s what our physiotherapist is here for.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

28/09/2026

Something lovely is happening in Middelburg.

People are walking through our doors for all sorts of reasons. To see a doctor. To learn to swim. To get stronger. To feel better. They’re asking questions and bringing their children and parents.

And every day, Our Village feels a little more like its name. A place where Middelburg looks after Middelburg.

Ready when you are.
📞 013 591 0505
📧 [email protected]
🌐 www.ourvillage.co.za
📍 44 Viljoen Street, Middelburg, Mpumalanga

28/09/2026