The affluent neighbourhood of Beacon Bay was brought to a standstill on Tuesday afternoon when a high-speed chase turned into a shootout and a collision near the onramp to the N2.The accident happened at high speed as private security guards chased a vehicle they believed was stolen from a farm in Mooiplaas.The fleeing vehicle smashed into a taxi, injuring 16 passengers.
A KwaNobuhle woman was forced to give birth at home after nurses at the Laetitia Bam Day Hospital allegedly told her there was no doctor on duty and therefore they could not help her.
Picketing nursing staff at Dora Nginza Hospital’s main gate barred ambulances from entering or leaving the premises on Thursday, also preventing patients who had been discharged, visitors and a Herald reporter from leaving.
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation is looking for a new operator for the Mazeppa Bay Hotel on the Wild Coast on a nine-year lease with an option for renewal. The iconic hotel closed its doors in January with its managers complaining, among other things, about the appalling state of the access road.
Residents of the Eastern Cape’s Wild Coast have pleaded with president Cyril Ramaphosa and premier Oscar Mabuyane to save their coastline from pollution.They said the government should intervene instead of focusing on “smart cities and national projects” because they were in danger due to “contamination” of the coastline.