Three brand new MECs had joined Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s new cabinet after they were sworn in Bhisho on Tuesday. The three, Zolile Williams, Bukiwe Fanta and Ntombovuyo Nkompane joined the cabinet to take up seats left vacant by the…
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane reported that the provincial rate of new HIV infections was steadily decreasing from 35 000 in 2017 to 28 000 in 2020, adding that the mother-to-child transmission was now below 1%. Read full story in…
It’s official, and as reported by DispatchLIVE last week, former rural development and agrarian reform MEC Nomakhosazana Meth was on Tuesday unveiled as the new provincial health MEC. New to the provincial cabinet will be ANC MPL Nonceba…
The days of giving ill-disciplined ANC members enough rope to hang themselves are over as the party will now “walk the talk” and decisively deal with those who bring the governing party into disrepute. This was a vow from Eastern Cape ANC…
The State Security Agency (SSA) will start auditing the lifestyles of Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane and his 10 MECs — and their spouses and families — the premier announced in a press briefing on Tuesday. The SSA, which has already…
The provincial government is putting in place measures to help the department of health address the shortage of oxygen, Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane announced on Tuesday. “Oxygen has emerged as a critical resource during this…
Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s office on Sunday denied suggestions that the provincial health department had been placed under administration, saying the establishment of a project management unit on Friday, led by health minister Dr Zweli…
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has announced that every person who dies in the Eastern Cape would be tested for Covid-19 before their bodies are released to their families — but health MEC Sindiswa Gomba says there are not enough testing kits for…
Publicly admitting for the first time that the Eastern Cape health department was struggling to cope with the high number of Covid-19 confirmed cases, premier Oscar Mabuyane on Tuesday said he had asked President Cyril Ramaphosa for help.…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane is expected to visit the Sada correctional centre today following the confirmation of 47 positive Covid-19 cases at the facility. The visit will be part of Mabuyane’s oversight programme in hotspot…
The Eastern Cape health department on Tuesday morning released the latest confirmed Covid-19 provincial district breakdown of cases and deaths. With 385 confirmed cases, an increase of nine from the previous day, and a total of seven…
Premier Oscar Mabuyane said on Monday the Eastern Cape had ramped up its fight against Covid-19 to the point of having teams working 24 hours a day. But the DA says the provincial government has no co-ordinated plan to flatten the curve.…
Eastern Cape premier, Oscar Mabuyane, discourages stigmatising people who test positive for Covid-19. Mabuyane deems the behaviour unacceptable and inhumane. The premier said: “This is a time we should illustrate our human solidarity and…
A data-driven project management unit is at the centre of the Eastern Cape government’s management of responses to the Covid-19 pandemic. But, says project specialist Dr Sybert Liebenberg, it doesn’t mean government has a crystal ball to…
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Thursday said that the constant relaxation of lockdown regulations was not helping the province in its attempts to flatten the curve. The premier said he would soon lobby national government to…
