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…
Helenvale residents are digging trenches and fleeing sewage-flooded homes, disputing Nelson Mandela Bay municipality's claims that security threats are preventing critical repairs to collapsing infrastructure.
Kenya has confirmed its first-ever Ebola death following the demise of a citizen who returned from the Democratic Republic of Congo, prompting health authorities to track contacts and enforce quarantine measures.
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…
South Africa faces a critical choice as proposed regulatory frameworks threaten to treat low-risk health supplements as pharmaceutical medicines, risking consumer choice, SME survival, and a R22bn industry.
