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Axed Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and her co-accused will appear in the East London high court on May 11 on charges related to R10m in fraud linked to the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela.Image: FILE/SUPPLIED

‘I’m feeling nothing’: axed health MEC Gomba after fraud case postponed

The fraud case against recently axed Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and 15 others has been moved to the high court. Gomba and her co-accused will appear in the East London court on May 11 on charges related to R10m in fraud linked…

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane. File photo.Image: Sunday Times/Masi Losi

Premier Mabuyane’s update and decisions on the SIU report about procurement of goods and services by provincial government and municipalities

We called this press conference to share with you information about decisions we have taken about governance matters of our provincial government. Before we do that, allow me to update you about our response to COVID-19 in the Eastern…

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JUST IN | Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba fired

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has fired health MEC Sindiswa Gomba. Mabuyane announced he had fired Gomba at a news conference on Thursday. This was after she was released on R1,000 bail each by the East London magistrate’s court on…

Premier Oscar Mabuyane.Image: FILE

Premier breaks silence on health MEC’s Mandela funeral scandal charges

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane is likely to take action against embattled health MEC Sindiswa Gomba, who is linked to the Nelson Mandela funeral corruption scandal. Gomba and other senior government and ANC officials were released on…

Axed Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba and her co-accused will appear in the East London high court on May 11 on charges related to R10m in fraud linked to the funeral of former president Nelson Mandela.Image: FILE/SUPPLIED

EC health MEC’s Fort Hare course paid for by Buffalo City

Metro confirmed providing assistance for Sindiswa Gomba’s studies, and was adamant that there was nothing untoward about it The Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) paid for Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba’s tuition fees at the…

The Eastern Cape health department has launched an investigation after hospital linen and clothes were found dumped and burned.Image: Supplied

Health MEC vows to act as more hospital linen, clothes are dumped

Eastern Cape health MEC Sindiswa Gomba has vowed to leave no stone unturned after her department launched an investigation when more burnt Komani Hospital linen and clothes were found dumped in Cathcart on Tuesday night. This comes just…

Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba inspects Frere Hospital. Image: Alan Eason

WATCH | Health department slams manipulated videos of racist, ‘farting’ MEC Gomba

Video clips circulating on social media seeming to show health MEC Sindiswa Gomba being racist and “farting” while being interviewed were “manipulated” by “creative social media gurus” to distort her image and portray her as racist and…

Capes of good hope? — not at the moment

The Covid-19 impasse between the Eastern Cape and Western Cape took a fiery turn on Friday with accusations that Bhisho is hiding the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the province. On Thursday, the Eastern Cape health department…