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Long before the Special Tribunal handed down a final order in 2021 reviewing and setting aside the Eastern Cape health department’s 2020 tender for the supply of 100 motorcycle clinics, the Special Investigating Unit had already recommended to Premier Oscar
Manichaean / *adj. of or characterized by dualistic contrast or conflict between light or goodness, and darkness, chaos or evil.* Bernard Agulhas is no equivocating, ‘shades-of-grey’, accountant or auditor. That is how it should be, the former chief executive officer of
SIU approach had major negative implications for established motorcyle clinic firm.
BY RAY HARTLE Former Eastern Cape health head of department Dr Thobile Mbengashe, now a special advisor in the office of the premier (OTP), must face a disciplinary inquiry initiated by Premier Oscar Mabuyane over his alleged role in the
Zisanda Nkonkobe’s low haemoglobin count brought her to the brink of death when she was diagnosed earlier in September with auto-immune haemoglobin anaemia, a rare condition involving the breakdown of oxygen-carrying red blood cells through the body. Her haemoglobin count
(My statement here is in no way an attempt at swaying anyone. In fact, “spoiler alert”, you may wish to unfriend me or in any other way dissociate yourself from me after reading my list.) I have not yet given
The film Green Book, which won this year’s Oscar for best film, explores road travel through racist America by African-Americans in the segregation era. It is based on The Negro Motorist Green Book, a compendium volume published for 30
Journey through our past is key to our present Mkhuseli Khusta Jack is a son of our province and his book is the story of our land and our blood-soaked history Daily Dispatch 16 Feb 2019 RAY HARTLE Picture: ALAN
It’s going to be a solitary Friday pilgrimage. I have to meet a business associate in George about a property transaction and decide to spend an extra day traipsing around in the district between Oudtshoorn and Matjiesrivier, near where my
Finally – finally some acknowledgment in the Daily Dispatch that the ambulance drivers’ strike in the Eastern Cape has unnecessarily been responsible for the deaths of 6 people, including 3 young children. The figure includes at least one child due to travel
ANC Eastern Cape Provincial chairperson and MEC for economic affairs Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane has strongly criticised Mercedes Benz South Africa for its failure to appoint a black chief executive officer in its 60-year tenure in South Africa. The forthright message
At the end, what more could we have expected from SuperSport in the Ashwin Willemse moment – more correctly now called a saga? It’s really just all about the optics – the visual and the political. My gut instinct was
The Premier of the Eastern Cape, the honourable Phumulo Masualle, The MEC for Health, the honourable Helen Sauls-August The MEC for Finance and Economic Affairs, the honourable Lubabalo Mabuyane Dear Premier and Colleagues You may not be aware that in
STARBUCKS ‘beverage bias’, ‘frappuccino shaming’, ‘why do white people care so much about black people’s hair’, ‘why do these people hate me so much?’ If you have 20 minutes of sitting in a waiting room, have a listen to this
I really had to think very hard about my vote today (Wednesday) in the Ward 18 by-election in East London. Four parties were contesting the poll – the ANC, DA, COPE and EFF. It took me back to the first
When feeling aggrieved about getting a raw deal from a business, you don’t have to go for the jugular upfront. Instead, ramp things up slowly. If you are in a face-to-face or telephonic disagreement with a supplier or service provider,
‘When was the last time you peed, Mr Hartle?’ The question nearly hits me for six. I shake my head and gingerly reach over the counter for the little plastic cup proffered by the nurse and follow her directions into
If you want to talk about insurance, there’s no better place to start than prudential, capitalised or not. You never know when something will go wrong, so being prudent is a good thing. But sometimes, even insurance companies – not
If you thought the healthcare sector was generally good at protecting your private health records, you’d be right. They’re especially good at protecting your medical records from yourself. Patient confidentiality, record-keeping and access to information seem to constitute a
If we’re generally bad at holding service providers accountable for good service, we’re totally useless when it comes to dealing with providers in the healthcare sector. We’ve no one to blame but ourselves when we end up in abusive
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