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.
A R416m state-of-the-art oncology unit is being built at the Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital in Mthatha to serve cancer patients from the entire eastern side of the province. The facility is expected to be completed by November 2025 and will offer radiotherapy, intracavitary brachytherapy, radioactive iodine and paediatric oncology services.
Tears flowed as nine triumphant Grandads were welcomed home on Sunday. The stringy Grandads Army troopers had pounded out 1,500km over 14 days to raise thousands of rand from an admiring public.
The raindrops were literally drying on my helmet visor when I spotted Buffalo City traffic cops setting up their ATM at the entrance to the Gonubie cement road. I mean, they were emptying pockets metres from the circle leading off the old R102 Farmarama circle. Google tells me they were one minute away from where Anthropogene, the climate monster, came and bit off chunks of bitumen and road metal barriers.
Though still young and not able to meet her dream of becoming a doctor just yet, Merrifield College matric pupil Devina Pillay has not let that stop her from making a difference in the lives of others.