Allegations of staff bullying, neglected facilities, and severe water rationing for inmates show that the crisis at St Albans Correctional Services is a failure of leadership requiring urgent, independent investigation.
Officials at St Albans Correctional Services in Gqeberha allege that bullying, victimisation and abuse of authority by managers have left staff frustrated and battling depression. Inmates say they are surviving on about 1.2 litres of…
St Albans inmates are entering a fourth week of a water crisis, compounded by an electricity outage, increasing fears over their health and safety, and growing frustration over what they describe as an inadequate government response.
Urgent interventions are needed to protect public healthcare workers across Nelson Mandela Bay as staff face ongoing intimidation, assaults, and gang-related violence.
Threats, intimidation and the constant fear of being attacked — this is the daily reality for traumatised staff of the Uitenhage Provincial Hospital.
Health authorities have ruled out water and food contamination as the source of a gastrointestinal illness outbreak affecting over 100 students at Rhodes University in Makhanda.
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…
Nearly 1,000 inmates at St Albans Correctional Centre may have been exposed to potentially unsafe drinking water, with some reporting diarrhoea, vomiting and stomach pain amid allegations that discoloured, foul-smelling water is being…
Despite widespread child food poverty, the Department of Basic Education has repeatedly delayed its ECD nutrition tender, returning millions in unspent funds while children go hungry.
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.
Health authorities in the Eastern Cape have confirmed two new cases of mpox in Ndlambe and Makhanda, bringing the total to 26 as officials urge the public to avoid stigmatisation and ramp up contact tracing.
Nelson Mandela Bay residents are being urged to watch for signs of Mpox and seek medical attention without delay, as the municipality warns that unexplained rashes, sores and other symptoms should not be ignored. This comes as the…
Public health facilities across the Eastern Cape have commenced the rollout of Lenacapavir, an injectable PrEP that delivers up to six months of HIV protection and cuts contraction risk by up to 99%.
Confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) at the Addo Elephant National Park has triggered urgent calls for unified intervention across SA's conservation and agricultural sectors. Two kudu have now tested positive, triggering fears the…
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board has rung alarms over how the prevalent manufacturing and selling of fake and illegal alcohol has continued to be a health risk for the public. This comes as members of the Qonce Crime Prevention Unit were at…
