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Residents tell ANC president Cyril Ramaphosa the DA has let them down

The Northern Cape surgical backlog appears to have ballooned in recent months. The province’s MEC for health says it is due to a lack of specialised theatre staff and delays related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The head of health in the N Cape, Dr Dion Theys and two co-accused received bail of R5,000 each in a PPE corruption case. But some health stakeholders say the provincial health department has not yet taken decisive action against Theys.

Refilwe Mochoari looked at the statistics and spoke to several roleplayers about why the Northern Cape is missing its TB targets.

The mRNA Technology Transfer Program is set to help with the development of other vaccines, an initiation that will aid in the elimination of contagious diseases in Africa, said the Health Minister.

Investment in public health facilities is crucial as South Africa weathers storms on various fronts.

The DA and the ANC withstood stiff challenges from each other and the Patriotic Alliance to retain seats in the latest round of by-elections, while the DA came very close to losing a seat that seemed the least competitive on paper.

Two senior officials have returned to the Northern Cape Department of Health after being suspended, but the department remains without a permanent head. Opposition parties and a nursing union say the lack of leadership is having a negative effect on healthcare services in the province. Refilwe...

The Lekwa Ratepayers Association took the power utility to court over its ‘internal load shedding’, which it implemented in 2020 at the height of Covid-19, and they won.

As Ramaphosa chaired more meetings to bring the power crisis under control, government sources say sabotage for political ends is at play.