Two of SA’s top paediatric surgeons were at Frere Hospital last week to repair complex congenital defects in children and infants, at the invitation of the Eyabantwana Children’s Trust. Tarryn Gabler and Giulia Brisighelli spent between six to eight hours each day in surgery for eight patients on Thursday and Friday, while teaching young doctors at Frere new surgical methods as a part of an academic exchange.
The provincial education department is seeking help from religious organisations after another terrifying scene at an East London school where parents were told to fetch pupils believed to be “possessed by evil” on Monday morning.
It is all systems go for premier Oscar Mabuyane’s state of the province address at the Christian Centre in Abbotsford, East London, on Thursday. Mabuyane will be delivering his last state of the province address in front of a large crowd after the Eastern Cape legislature increased the number of guests from 472 in 2023 to 1,750 guests.
A Butterworth teenager allegedly raped on Christmas Day, who also suffered a head injury, died in Frere hospital last week. She will be buried on Saturday.