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The police ministry has authorised immediate national policing interventions to improve crime detection, investigations and the tracking and tracing of suspects in and around the OR Tambo district in the Eastern Cape.
Premier Oscar Mabuyane has hailed the official opening of the 100% black-owned East London Royal Buffalo Specialist Hospital (RBSH), urging the facility to provide affordable healthcare. The R520m private facility next to Frere Hospital, which treated its first patient in April, was officially launched at the weekend.
The conviction of six men on conspiracy charges in the Makhanda high court on Friday was a vital step in the fight against rhino poaching, according to senior state advocate Buks Coetzee.
Whether the Eastern Cape has earned the moniker of "most violent province" or not sparked some debate this week.
Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane and transport, safety & liaison MEC Xolile Nqatha on Wednesday objected to the Dispatch’s story which said “the Eastern Cape is the most dangerous place to live in SA.” The Dispatch article referred to the fact, confirmed by national and provincial authorities and released in police minister Bheki Cele’s national statistics, which showed that the Eastern Cape has the highest per capita [in relation to population numbers] murder rate in the country.