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Luvuyo Mehlwana

Funding shortfall and poor roads to blame for ambulance woes, says Eastern Cape health dept

South Africa

Funding shortfall and poor roads to blame for ambulance woes, says Eastern Cape health dept

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Under siege — healthcare suffers, workers living in fear as criminals target Nelson Mandela Bay clinics

South Africa

Under siege — healthcare suffers, workers living in fear as criminals target Nelson Mandela Bay clinics

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

‘Extremely improper’ — premier Mabuyane under fire for moving Eastern Cape head of health

South Africa

‘Extremely improper’ — premier Mabuyane under fire for moving Eastern Cape head of health

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Many in Eastern Cape still denied health services despite some improvements, report finds

South Africa

Many in Eastern Cape still denied health services despite some improvements, report finds

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Freezing of posts will hamstring already strained health services, conference told

South Africa

Freezing of posts will hamstring already strained health services, conference told

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

No work, full pay – why an Eastern Cape TB hospital closed and what this means for healthcare in the province

South Africa

No work, full pay – why an Eastern Cape TB hospital closed and what this means for healthcare in the province

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

South Africa

MTN temporarily pulled plug on Eastern Cape health due to non-payment

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

A tale of two make-do clinics in rural Eastern Cape

South Africa

A tale of two make-do clinics in rural Eastern Cape

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Too scared to come to work, nurses say amid rising security concerns at Eastern Cape health facilities

South Africa

Too scared to come to work, nurses say amid rising security concerns at Eastern Cape health facilities

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight

Analysis — After 21 months, the results are in on health HOD's progress on EC’s floundering healthcare system

Maverick Citizen

Analysis — After 21 months, the results are in on health HOD's progress on EC’s floundering healthcare system

By Luvuyo Mehlwana and Alicestine October