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Vaccination protest to take place at Port Alfred High School

Concerned parents and other residents will stage a protest tomorrow (Thursday) against Port Alfred High School being used as a Covid-19 vaccination site for both pupils and family members on Friday. Before parents were formally informed…

Dr Sibongile ZunguImage: SUPPLIED

New boss for Eastern Cape health department

It’s official, Dr Sibongile Zungu, seconded to the province in July by health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize to assist in the fight against Covid-19, has been unveiled as the new administration boss of the provincial health department, albeit…

The Mpumalanga health department has revealed that two of the three men arrested in possession of human body parts are its employees.Image: 123RF/Thomas Baur

Men found with body parts in Elukwatini are Mpumalanga health officials

The Mpumalanga health department has revealed that two of the three men arrested for the possession of a human placenta, knee and leg are its employees. A statement from the office of health MEC Sasekani Manzini revealed that one of the…

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has warned that the pandemic will reach its peak in the province in August.Image: MICHAEL PINYANA

‘Our healthcare system is overwhelmed’: Eastern Cape premier’s SOS to Cyril Ramaphosa

Publicly admitting for the first time that the Eastern Cape health department was struggling to cope with the high number of Covid-19 cases, premier Oscar Mabuyane on Tuesday said he had asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for help. He has…

Community healthcare workers down tools

Union wants outsourcing stopped and workers integrated with health department The National Union of Public Service and Allied Workers Union says about 28,000 community health workers were to down tools across the country on Friday. It’s…

Two men are alleged to have swindled millions from the Eastern Cape health department by attaching ‘key loggers’ to computers and retrieving usernames and passwords. Image: 123RF/Atit Phetmuangtong

Long arm of the law nabs Eastern Cape ‘computer fraudsters’ after R3m stolen a decade ago

The law has finally caught up with two service providers who allegedly stole more than R3m a decade ago from the health department in the Eastern Cape. They allegedly used computer monitoring software to record keystrokes on computers,…

Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba. Image: MARK ANDREWS

Health department call centre in East London closed after four test positive for Covid-19

A section of the Eastern Cape health department call centre building in East London has been temporarily closed and will be decontaminated after four of its head office staff tested positive for Covid-19. This brings the number of health…