Eastern Cape Clinics are under attack
This morning the Joe Slovo Clinic in Nelson Mandela Bay was the fourth clinic in just three months to be robbed by armed criminals. The clinic employees have been left […]
Collective Strategies could bring new hope for the Department of Health
Collective action could breathe new life into efforts to save the Department of Health as the cash flow crisis deepens. As the financial crisis within the Department deepens, the real […]
DA MPLs ready to fight for the people of the Eastern Cape
Today, 14 June 2024, eleven Democratic Alliance members were sworn in as members of the seventh sitting of the Eastern Cape Provincial Legislature, up from ten seats held in the […]
Colchester Clinic a Human Rights red flag
The building which houses the weekly Mobile Clinic in Colchester is not fit for human use and should either be repaired immediately or condemned. There is no electricity and there […]
Green Scorpions stung by budget cuts
The Green Scorpions, our province’s elite environmental crime-fighting unit, have been stung by devastating budget cuts and have stripped away any capacity to combat ecological crimes effectively. While vital resources […]
Komani Hospital overrun by municipal officials instead of patients
During a full-blown and escalating mental healthcare crisis in our province, in which psychiatric patients simply cannot access the care they need due to shortages of space, Enoch Mgijima Local […]
Eastern Cape Tuberculosis levels slowly rising as burden shifts to clinics
The number of cases of Tuberculosis (TB) in the Eastern Cape is on the increase, while treatment success is declining following the closure of specialised TB hospitals, which has shifted […]
Shortages of non-clinical staff at Livingstone threaten Infection Prevention and Control
Livingstone Hospital is buckling under the shortage of non-clinical staff, who play a critical role in providing essential hospital services. Cleaners, in particular, play an essential role in keeping wards, […]
Frontier Hospital left defenceless in battle against infection
The Frontier Hospital has been left defenceless in the battle against infection. On top of ongoing crippling staff shortages, the hospital is facing severe shortages of vital items used to […]
DA applauds EMS service after horror taxi and train collision
The Democratic Alliance (DA) wishes to acknowledge the excellent work done by the provincial Emergency Medical Services (EMS) team in responding so effectively to the horror accident in Addo yesterday, […]
Issued by Jane Cowley MPL