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This blog will not only keep you informed of our latest news at ROCKET, but also chronicle our journey - not from some fancy marketing perspective, but in the words and images of our team on the ground, providing hope to those in need of urgent medical care. We don't believe in stock images and meaningless marketing jargon - our stories are real and our service is tangible. So bookmark this page - we will be posting regularly!
OUR
NEWS &
OUR STORIES
OF HOPE



Eight reasons to visit this week’s Mega-T Expo
The Mega-T trailer, trucking and transport expo takes place on 6 and 7 October 2022 at the Diamantvallei Landgoed showgrounds, 20km east...
ROCKET PR
Oct 3, 20223 min read
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ROCKET Training: Air Rescue training is integral to our operations
ROCKET Air Rescue is a leading, fully licensed and BARS accredited air ambulance and air rescue service provider in South Africa. Our...
ROCKET PR
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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Extended range of our Bell 222 & 230's critical in reaching patients in need
During the weekend, Rocket helicopters flew from Kimberley to Upington and from Johannesburg to Sasolburg and Naledi-Nkanyezi Private. It...
ROCKET PR
Oct 3, 20221 min read
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ROCKET Air Ambulance covers the Northern Cape of South Africa
ROCKET 4 was activated from our ROCKET Kimberley base this week to assist a 46-year-old male with a life-threatening cardiac condition...

Raewyn Du toit
Sep 30, 20221 min read
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A committed team
It's not only our multidisciplinary medical crew, experienced pilots nor the many advantages of our twin engine helicopters that make the...
ROCKET PR
Sep 29, 20221 min read
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Vigilance on our roads is imperative
Our ever-increasing number of accidents, coupled with the state of our roads, have made it imperative for all drivers to drive with...

Raewyn Du toit
Sep 23, 20221 min read
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Meet our Team | Frans Haasbroek | Pilot
Meet one of our world-class pilots, Frans Haasbroek. His vibrant personality, his willingness to help our community and his passion for...
ROCKET PR
Sep 15, 20221 min read
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Why We Fly
I pause on my walk out to the helipad during my night shift as a flight nurse. Leaning against the hangar door, I take a deep breath of...
ROCKET PR
Jul 27, 20222 min read
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We celebrate our 2nd birthday today!
Today we celebrate our 2nd birthday. It has been a momentous and highly rewarding journey. We hold a tremendous sense of gratitude...
ROCKET PR
Jul 1, 20221 min read
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A Bucket Wish Realised...
On Saturday, 4th June, a ‘bucket list’ wish came true for terminally ill Denzil Stander, fiancé to Natalie Dawson and a ‘most wonderful,...

Raewyn Du toit
Jun 6, 20221 min read
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Gratitude
At Rocket it is always an emotional and rewarding moment when we have a visit from someone whom Rocket assisted in their time of need....

Raewyn Du toit
Jun 4, 20221 min read
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Words
‘Words. So powerful. They can crush a heart or heal it. They can shame a soul, or liberate it. They can shatter a dream, or liberate it....
Debbie Jane Winstanley
Dec 10, 20202 min read
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Tragedy in Sharpeville
It was a pleasant sunny day in the Sharpeville community to the South of Johannesburg, children playing in the street and forgetting...
Dr Johann Horn
Oct 9, 20201 min read
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My dad the paramedic!
I am Shay-Lee Knox (Labuschagne) my dad George Labuschagne has been a paramedic since I was born. I am 15 and I am in grade 9. My dad is...
Shay-Lee Knox
Sep 29, 20202 min read
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A working day at ROCKET HEMS: Sunrise
The 4 am alarm comes too quickly. Fall out of bed and shrug sleep-leaden limbs into a crisp clean flight-suit. Brush teeth; wash face;...
Dr Joji Mercier
Aug 27, 20202 min read
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Life, Hope, Sacrifice
Life is a delicate, fragile thing. Unfortunately, John* found this out the hard way when a tyre on his vehicle burst during a late-night...
Caleb Cage
Aug 26, 20201 min read
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A working day at ROCKET HEMS: With the help of a unicorn.
Yesterday was a good day. Well, not entirely in all aspects, but there was a good dash of hope, many professionals working together as a...
Dr Anne Mercier
Jul 31, 20202 min read
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Launch day 2020!
The day that we had been planning and anticipating for so many months had finally arrived...yesterday, as we pulled ROCKET 1 out of the...
Patrick Wallett
Feb 7, 20202 min read
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