in the south-east by the R73. Rail There is a goods rail link with Hennenman to the main Johannesburg – Bloemfontein line. Trains from there go to Johannesburg and Cape Town. Air Welkom is served by a small airport. There are no scheduled flights. Health systems Welkom hosts a number of public and private hospitals as well as several specialised clinics: Bongani Regional Hospital (Public) Ernest Oppenheimer Hospital (Semi-private) (reopened) Mediclinic Welkom (Private) St Helena Hospital (Private) Rand Mutual Care Hospital (New: Opened on 16 April 2016) Various hospices also exist. Thabong and Bronville also host various primary care clinics. Notable people Mark Richard Shuttleworth – entrepreneur, cosmonaut, and founder of Canonical Ltd. Judy Croome (née Heinemann) – author and poet, matriculated Welkom High School (1975) Rev Stephen Brislin – Roman Catholic Archbishop of Cape Town, born in Welkom on 24 September 1956. Sportspeople Jan Hendrik de Beer (Jannie) – Springbok rugby player Wynand Olivier – Springbok rugby player Khwezi Mkhafu-rugby player Hannes Strydom – Springbok rugby player Bradley Moolman – rugby player C.J. van der Linde – Springbok rugby player Joubert Horn – rugby player Jandré Marais – rugby player, who matriculated at Welkom-Gimnasium Peet Marais – rugby player, who matriculated at Welkom-Gimnasium Dewald Pretorius – rugby player Franco Mostert – Springbok rugby player Louis Strydom – rugby player Whestley Moolman-rugby player Inus Kritzinger – rugby player Lerato Manzini – professional footballer for Bloemfontein Celtic in the Premier Soccer League Mosa Lebusa – professional footballer for Ajax Cape Town in the Premier Soccer League Paseka Sekese – professional footballer for Bidvest Wits in the Premier Soccer League Gerard Louis Brophy – cricketer Brian Mervin McMillan – won South African Cricket Annual Cricketer of the Year awards in 1991 and 1996 Dean Elgar – Protea cricketer. On 11 March 2017, against New Zealand he became the first South African opener to face 200 or more ball in both innings of a Test. Thandi Tshabalala Seabelo Senatla – professional rugby player Nick Schoonwinkel – [[International Precision Shooter and President of the World Rimfire and Air Rifle Benchrest Federation]] Mornè Buys – Professional Golfer Elinda Vorster (Rademeyer) – South African athlete who competed for South Africa to reach the semi-finals of the Women's 200 metres event at the 1992 Summer Olympics inside the Estadi Olimpic de Montjuic in Barcelona, Spain in August 1992, who matriculated at Welkom-Gimnasium Linda Olivier – South African