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Western Cape health facilities are under pressure as more Covid-19 patients require hospitalisation. File photo.Image: Aron Hyman
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Covid-19 surge and trauma patients put Western Cape hospitals under ‘severe strain’

Hospitals across the Western Cape were under “severe pressure” on Sunday due to a sharp increase in patients with severe Covid-19. The provincial health department said in a statement that a steep increase in non Covid-19 trauma cases was…

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Mbulelo Plaatjie has a passion for children, their healthcare and their rights. He has been a dedicated Choc volunteer for five years and is currently the regional chairperson for the Choc board.Image: SUPPLIED
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Plaatjie’s passion drives his work for children’s cancer foundation

Eastern Cape Childhood Cancer Foundation [Choc] regional chair Mbulelo Plaatjie is a busy man. Despite being fully employed, Plaatjie finds time to raise funds and to drive awareness campaigns at schools and churches. In between he visits…

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