Eastern Cape’s new health MEC Ntandokazi Capa promises improvement, but critics are doubtful

Posted in: #Vote4Health, Eastern Cape, Healthcare system, Latest, Provinces, Spotlight

Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has appointed Ntandokazi Capa as the province’s new MEC for Health. Luvuyo Mehlwana asked Capa about her vision for healthcare in the province and rounds up some early responses to her appointment from healthcare unions and political parties.

Eastern Cape’s new health MEC Ntandokazi Capa promises improvement, but critics are doubtful

Health services in the Eastern Cape: What changed since the last elections?

Posted in: #Vote4Health, Access to Medicines, Eastern Cape, Focus, Healthcare system, Healthcare Workers, InFocus, Latest, Spotlight

Luvuyo Mehlwana looks back at the performance of public healthcare services in the Eastern Cape over the last five years – a term characterised by leadership instability, infrastructure problems, financial short-falls, and of course the COVID-19 pandemic.