Public protector Kholeka Gcaleka discovered dire conditions, severe overcrowding, and unaddressed 2021 recommendations during an unannounced visit to Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, where patients continue to languish without adequate…
Health authorities are investigating a gastroenteritis outbreak at Rhodes University in Makhanda, after preliminary water tests detected E. coli and over 100 people reported falling ill.
Despite severe staff shortages in Eastern Cape clinics and hospitals, dozens of government-trained doctors remain unemployed years after completing their community service.
As the Eastern Cape continues to grapple with staff shortages at public health facilities, 24 doctors trained through the government’s Cuba programme remain unemployed in the province, with some saying they have spent three years looking…
