The high rate of Covid-19 infections among health workers at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital is threatening to collapse services at the Mdantsane facility. So far 122 workers, including 85 nurses and doctors, have tested positive, removing them…
GUGU PHANDLE Three critical medical units this week were closed at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane after some staffers tested positive for Covid-19. The hospital’s intensive care unit (ICU), orthopaedic outpatient department (OOPD)…
15-year-old born with heart defect donates wheelchair to girl After undergoing five heart operations by the time she was 11, four of which were open-heart surgeries, Unakho Ntshintshi, 15, is dedicating her time to creating awareness and…
The annual Grandads Army took to the road for their 1,160km cycle to Cape Town on March 3 in a bid to raise funds for the Eyabantwana Children’s Trust. The memorial ride is in honour of Rob Burton, Mike McComb, Arthur Salzwedel and…
Eager cyclists will aim to raise funds for charity as the Grandads Army Memorial Ride takes to the road from East London to Cape Town on March 3. In it’s fifth year, the annual event will see 35 cyclists ride in relay teams for a distance…
Angry residents in Newlands outside Mdantsane yesterday attacked and torched a police van with two murder and rape suspects inside. Police spokesman Captain Nkosikho Mzuku said the two men, both in their early 30s, were injured after…
THE Grandads Army of the Rob Burton Memorial Ride took to the road in the early hours of Sunday morning, October 8. The team have tackled their 1160km relay cycle from East London to Stellenbosch over four days, in aid of the EyaBantwana…
By Siya Tsewu Patients have finally been moved into the new building at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital. The new structure, which took 10 years to build, was officially launched by Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle in March. The 560-bed…
