If you need emergency medical care or have a high-risk pregnancy, you may be better off going to one of the province's two metros. Hospitals outside of the metros account for a staggering 83% of the more the R255-million in medico-legal claims, mostly for medical negligence, against the health department in the current financial year.
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More than 100 pupils from a rural school in Mpeko village outside Mthatha were rushed to hospital on Tuesday and Wednesday after consuming a powder apparently used to make ginger beer.
Spooked by a spike in crime, including a spate of people being killed by unknown gunmen in recent weeks, local authorities and law enforcement agencies in Mthatha have joined hands to reclaim the town from criminals and thugs.