Health authorities are investigating a gastroenteritis outbreak at Rhodes University in Makhanda, after preliminary water tests detected E. coli and over 100 people reported falling ill.
Health authorities in the Eastern Cape have confirmed two new cases of mpox in Ndlambe and Makhanda, bringing the total to 26 as officials urge the public to avoid stigmatisation and ramp up contact tracing.
The Eastern Cape health department is seeking to negotiate payment terms after the Bhisho High Court ordered it to pay over R15m to a child left disabled during birth at Mthatha General Hospital.
