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MEC for Health Sindiswa Gomba and Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize after a meeting in Port Elizabeth in April. A report by the Eastern Cape coronavirus command council shows a significant spike in serious violent crime since 1 June. 3 145 violent criminal cases reported at the province's 197 police stations since the move to…

Eastern Cape hotspots will be divided up into sub-districts to "decentralise" the fight against Covid-19 in the province.It currently has the second highest mortality rate in the country.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize says the province is "especially vulnerable" due to its proximity to the Western Cape.The Eastern Cape's Covid-19 hotspots will be divided into sub-districts to…

Beneficiary Nkosinathi Ntenda (second right) received an RDP house from Eastern Cape MEC for Human Settlements, Nonkqubela Pieters (second left), Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks (right), and Sarah Baartman Speaker, Mzimkhulu Njadayi, on Saturday. Photo:SUPPLIED Eastern Cape housing beneficiaries are still without houses after more than 20 years.The province has allocated R69 million to upgrade…

Zweli Mkhize. (Jaco Marais, Netwerk24) The national number of infections is 40 792, up by 3 267 from Wednesday.The Eastern Cape now accounts for 12.1% at 4 936 and Gauteng 11.9% at 4 845Another 56 have died - 54 in the Western Cape, one in KwaZulu-Natal and another in the Free State. The Eastern Cape has…

Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane is in self-quarantine at home after a staff member contracted the novel coronavirus.His spokesperson says the premier would undergo a second Covid-19 test.The premier will work from home and continue to hold virtual meetings with the provincial Coronavirus Command Council.Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane is self-quarantining at home after…