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Eastern Cape is establishing a call centre for people dealing with trauma caused by the pandemic. Aziz Karimov/Getty Images  By calling the toll-free number you will be connected to a psychologist to help you cope with the loss of a loved  one. Premier Oscar Mabuyane said the psychological scars of the Covid-19 virus would be with…

The DA says companies delivering PPE to the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality are overcharging. In a letter to the SIU, the party called for an urgent investigation.According to the DA, a company that was awarded the tender was "ANC-affiliated". The DA in the Eastern Cape says it has approached the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to probe "potential…

The Scooter Project in the Eastern Cape. Gomba suggested to Parliament that, with the scooters, she was trying to address a crisis created by the apartheid system. The DA accused Gomba of shifting the blame for her failures and has called for her immediate sacking. Gomba said the Eastern Cape has bothered "others" by being bold enough to launch…

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Masi Losi/ The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images The US Embassy has donated 50 ventilators to two Eastern Cape hospitals, 10 of which have been installed.Solidarity Fund has pumped in R75m extra to purchase crucial equipment for critically ill patients.Premier Oscar Mabuyane said they have pleaded with the national Health Department over…

The Eastern Cape health system has been in a shambles for years and is now being ravaged by the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Lizeka Tandwa.Despondency, desperation, fear and hopelessness are etched on the faces of patients in many Eastern Cape hospitals.It's become so normal that even the local media doesn't document it anymore. This is the…