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.
The National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) has lost its court bid to interdict Walter Sisulu University’s implementation of its rationalisation and consolidation plan.The union took the university to the labour court in Johannesburg, citing improper consultation over the plan.