Ambulance petrol bombed in PE's Northern Areas: On Thursday protesters gathered along Standford/Uitenhage road again and police urged motorists to avoid the Vastrap and Booysens Park areas by using alternative routes. Police are on scene to monitor ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Ambulance petrol bombed in PE’s Northern Areas
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No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys – News from GroundUp
No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys: They say back-pay owed to them was promised by 6 January Source: GroundUp News. Greenmarket Square refugees have split into “two hostile groups”: Reverend Alan Storey’s church has provided shelter to hundreds of people for months but the situation has become untenable Source: GroundUp News. Clinic closes to most patients after burglary: Kuyasa clinic usually treats about 400 patients per day Source: GroundUp News. Thousands … [Read more...] about No pay, no work: Eastern Cape ambulance drivers down keys – News from GroundUp
PE ambulance crew robbed at red robot – Port Elizabeth in the News
PE ambulance crew robbed at red robot: The Department of Health in the Eastern Cape has condemned the latest attack on an ambulance crew member and a student, who was accosted and robbed of a cellphone whilst waiting at a traffic light in ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. Maryanne aces Sound of Music role: Bob Eveleigh: Maryanne van Eyssen has made a comeback to the stage of the Savoy Theatre in Port Elizabeth with a real bang after a nine-year gap. Before she left her home city to … [Read more...] about PE ambulance crew robbed at red robot – Port Elizabeth in the News
Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off: Unions representing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with management. The employees had embarked on an illeg... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho, unions agree on EMS pay: While union leaders said they would take the Eastern Cape department of health’s offer to end the emergency medical services strike to workers on Thursday, the state said the strike was … [Read more...] about Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off: Unions representing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with management. The employees had embarked on an illeg... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho, unions agree on EMS pay: While union leaders said they would take the Eastern Cape department of health’s offer to end the emergency medical services strike to workers on Thursday, the state said the strike was … [Read more...] about Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off: Unions representing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with management. The employees had embarked on an ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. Bhisho, unions agree on EMS pay: While union leaders said they would take the Eastern Cape department of health’s offer to end the emergency medical services strike to workers on Thursday, the state said the strike was over, … [Read more...] about Bhisho News: South Africa: Ambulance Strike Called Off
EC Ambulance strike called off
Unions representing Emergency Medical Services (EMS) employees in Bhisho, Eastern Cape, have called off their strike after reaching an agreement with management. The employees had embarked on an illegal strike, which commenced last week Friday, citing non-payment of overtime hours. The strike affected operations, as work at ambulance bases came to a halt. During the strike, the Eastern Cape Health Department activated its contingency plans to ensure that ambulance users were able to … [Read more...] about EC Ambulance strike called off
Mthatha news: Ambulance hijacked in Eastern Cape
Ambulance hijacked in Eastern Cape: Mthatha police spokesperson Dineo Koena said the 46-year-old victim was found hours later in a forest tied up and the stripped ambulance abandoned nearby. Koena said the incident happened at 3.30 am o... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Ex-Chiefs Development Midfielder Joins Bucks: Former Kaizer Chiefs development player, Nkululeko Buthelezi, has completed his move to Mthatha Bucks. Read: Mthiyane’s Surprise Move To Arrows Explained Earlier this week it was … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Ambulance hijacked in Eastern Cape
Uitenhage in the news: Written warning for ambulance driver
Written warning for ambulance driver: An ambulance driver whose reckless driving angered a motorist so much it led to a bizarre chase from Uitenhage to Port Elizabeth, has been issued with a warning for reckless driving. This is according to provincial health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo. Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Metro to get tough on illegal dumping: In a build-up to the campaign, Bobani visited the Koedoeskloof Tip in Uitenhage with the media, where he found poor working conditions at a … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Written warning for ambulance driver
Uitenhage in the news: Bizarre chase after ambulance
Bizarre chase after ambulance: TRACKED DOWN: A medic opens the back of the ambulance which was involved in a chase by a Graaff-Reinet optometrist between Uitenhage and Port Elizabeth. OVERCOME by anger after he saw an ambulance without a siren allegedly overtake four vehicles on a ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Bizarre chase after ambulance
Advanced Critical Care EMS – Ambulance Services
Advanced Critical Care EMS – Ambulance Services: Ambulance Services Source: Buy PE. MyPE actively promotes 041 based businesses - see more Port Elizabeth business and products here. Free Services: Add Your Business | Add a Classified Advert. CLICK HERE to publish your Movers, Shakers, New Appointments and Achievements – it could be a new contract, a new appointee, a promotion, an anniversary or just something great you want to share with the Port Elizabeth and Nelson Mandela Bay … [Read more...] about Advanced Critical Care EMS – Ambulance Services
Four Eastern Cape health department paramedics fired and three suspended
Four paramedics have been fired by the Eastern Cape health department for serious misconduct, the department said on Wednesday. "The officials were accused of various charges including having sex with a patient in an ambulance, mismanagement of patients, taking fake sick leave in order to go and work for a private company, fraud and patient neglect which resulted in death of patients," spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo told News24. "The official accused of sex in an ambulance was found not guilty … [Read more...] about Four Eastern Cape health department paramedics fired and three suspended
EC Health commits to solving emergency service problems
Port Elizabeth - The Eastern Cape health department has committed to fixing a number of problems cited by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) regarding the delivery of emergency medical services, especially to rural areas. This emerged in the findings of a report produced by the SAHRC on emergency medical service delivery in the Eastern Cape presented to media in Johannesburg. Deputy chair Pregs Govender, speaking at the briefing, said some of the recommendations included increasing the … [Read more...] about EC Health commits to solving emergency service problems
SAHRC says that some elderly Eastern Cape residents have never seen an ambulance
The Eastern Cape health department's inability to provide emergency services to rural communities means that elderly people in some communities having never seen an ambulance, the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Thursday. "We heard the fact there were elderly people who had never seen an ambulance in their entire lives, despite having experienced great emergency situations," said deputy chairperson, Pregs Govender. "The apartheid geography determines the entrenchment of that … [Read more...] about SAHRC says that some elderly Eastern Cape residents have never seen an ambulance
Port Elizabeth ambulance crew robbed at gunpoint in New Brighton
Port Elizabeth - An Eastern Cape emergency medical services ambulance crew was robbed at gunpoint in New Brighton early on Wednesday morning, the provincial health department said. Spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo told News24 the crew had been dispatched to Madala Street at 00:20 and arrived at 00:33. "Two escorts lured them into an alley under the impression they will take them to the patient," Kupelo said. "A gun was produced and the crew robbed at gun point." The robbers also took the … [Read more...] about Port Elizabeth ambulance crew robbed at gunpoint in New Brighton
