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People are leaving the Eastern Cape in droves to search for a better life while the province’s unemployment rate rises.

The Eastern Cape department of health has seen a shake-up following the appointment of a new acting head.

The DA in the Eastern Cape believes internal entities within the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality, tasked with combating corruption, have fallen short in their duties, with the party writing to the premier’s office asking for a commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture.

Eastern Cape MPLs who conducted oversight visits to hospitals and clinics across the province painted a bleak picture of the healthcare system, with the DA urging health minister Dr Joe Phaahla to place the provincial health department under administration.

With the provincial health department having spent most of its goods and services budget just five months into the financial year, there are concerns the department might soon run out of funds for critical healthcare.