The families of two athletes who died taking part in the Washie 100-miler from Cathcart to East London said they were in disbelief at the double tragedy.
Eastern Cape paramedics have accused the health department of being responsible for the preventable deaths of critically ill patients by failing to provide adequate resources to save them. In Peddie, emergency medical services (EMS) staff said only one of three ambulances was working. It is meant to service more than 100 rural villages and towns.