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SHARPENING FOCUS: Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane says the province must do all it can to protect the health system from collapsing                               Image: WERNER HILLS

Eastern Cape premier prioritises health-care sector in virus fight

In response to the growing number of health-care workers testing positive for Covid-19 in the Eastern Cape, the provincial government has embarked on a drive to recruit more doctors and nurses. This is according to Premier Oscar Mabuyane…

Eastern Cape premier Oscar has come out in full support of the Appropriation Bill.Image: THE HERALD/ FREDLIN ADRIAAN

Eastern Cape premier throws his weight behind draft Appropriation Bill

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has made contributions to the debate on the Appropriation Bill and has come out in full support of it. He was speaking on Thursday during the National Council of Province’s debate on the draft bill.…

Officials agreed that drinking responsibly would help curb the spread of Covid-19.Image: FILE

Booze uproar: tip-off line on the cards for whistleblowers

As calls for a new booze ban grow in the Eastern Cape, house parties and other booze-related lockdown breaches may be the thing of the past. This after the provincial government and the liquor industry agreed to set up a tip-off line for…

THE GOOD FIGHT: Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane says the province is working hard to fight the coronavirusImage: WERNER HILLS

Eastern Cape report reveals frightening Covid-19 projection

About 80% of the Eastern Cape population are likely to contract Covid-19. This was the estimation made by the Eastern Cape department of health in a report presented to the Eastern Cape coronavirus command unit. Of those infected, 80% are…

A sobering picture has emerged of how burials in KwaDwesi and Zwide account for a staggering number of coronavirus infections in Nelson Mandela Bay.Picture: STOCK PICTURE

Two EC funerals – 54 people infected with Covid-19, one dead

Two funerals. Fifty-four infections, including three children. One death. A sobering picture has emerged of how burials in KwaDwesi and Zwide account for a staggering number of infections in Nelson Mandela Bay, reports HeraldLIVE. The…

Premier Oscar Mabuyane and MEC for Health Sindiswa Gomba at the factory in Dimbaza industrial area where Covid-19 protective gear is manufactured.Picture: MICHAEL PINYANA

CHDM Joc to brief the premier on covid-19 progress

The premier of the Eastern Cape Oscar Mabuyane is set to visit the Chris Hani District Municipality (CHDM) joint operations commitee (Joc) to be briefed about what the municipality was doing to flatten the spread of the coronavirus and…

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Mabuyane vows ‘to stop rot’ after food parcel corruption claims

ANC provincial chair and Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane on Tuesday distanced the ruling party from claims of food parcel corruption and vowed to “stop the rot” if anyone is found guilty. On Monday, ANC leaders and officials were…