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The Scooter Project was launched in the Eastern Cape on Friday. The Ministry of Health says the motorbikes provided for healthcare workers in the Eastern Cape would bring healthcare closer to the people.The ministry says it has received backlash from the public and media queries regarding the motorbikes. It says the motorbikes are meant to transport…

An elderly Eastern Cape couple was found murdered in their home in Lusikisiki.Their granddaughter's body was found hanging from a tree outside.A neighbour discovered the couple's bodies.An elderly couple was found stabbed to death in their home in Lusikisiki in the Eastern Cape, police said.The couple lived with their 22-year-old granddaughter, who was later found…

A worker sanitises a classroom at a Johannesburg school. The Eastern Cape Department of Education believes school management teams closed some schools in East London, King William's Town and Bhisho due to unjustified panic. Hudson Park High School became the latest school to close on Thursday in the East London region. The Eastern Cape Department of Health…

Disinfecting and cleaning of a school classroom. More than 70 Eastern Cape Schools have closed, either due to a confirmed or suspected Covid-19 case.The Eastern Cape Department of Education has called for calm.The National Association of School Governing Bodies said 31 of the closed schools are in the Buffalo City Metro.Teaching at seventy-seven Eastern Cape…

Alcohol bought at the Marko Liquor Store after the alcohol ban was lifted. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has petitioned the national government to reinstate the ban on the sale of alcohol.The Eastern Cape government met with liquor trader associations where it was resolved they would co-operate in the fight against alcohol abuse in the…