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Mabuyane ensures corruption
free COVID-19 campaign
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane said the provincial
government wants to have a corruption free COVID-19 campaign by enforcing
clean governance, investigating allegations of corruption and taking action
against wrong doing to stop malfeasance.
Mabuyane said as soon as government realized there might be incidents of
wrong doing and corruption in the procurement of goods and services for
COVID-19 contamination and mitigation strategy, a letter was sent to President
Matamela Cyril Ramaphosa asking him to assign the Special Investigating Unit
(SIU) to investigate all allegations made.
‘’We did this solely to fulfil our obligation to the people of our Province that we
will run a clean administration that is free from the strangle hold of corruption,”
said Mabuyane.
Mabuyane said he has instructed the Eastern Cape Provincial Treasury to
conduct investigations in terms of Section 18 (2) (f) of the Public Finance
Management Act in Provincial Departments on all allegations of COVID-19
related procurement levelled against state organs or individuals within state
organs.
‘’We invite members of the public who have information about corruption and
wrong doing to contact Provincial Treasury or the SIU immediately to assist
investigators,” said Mabuyane.
He said it was clear that while majority of people have sleepless nights trying to
fight this pandemic, other people were having sleepless nights planning to loot
scarce state resources that are meant to fight coronavirus.
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane
“Here in our province corruption has been an added burden that has hampered
the progress of reversing the socio-economic development backlogs for far NUMBERS TO USE TO REPORT CORRUPTION:
too long. It will no longer be a defining feature of Brand Eastern Cape. I can
assure the people of our province that our provincial administration will not • Special Investigating Unit (SIU) | Hotline: 086 074 8748
be embroiled in a COVID-19 pandemic malfeasance scandal, not under my • Fraud Hotline / Contact details: 0800 601 011
watch,” said Mabuyane. • National Anti-corruption Forum / (Tel: 0800 701 701)
• Crime Stop: Report Crime Anonymously / Tel: 08600 10111
COVID-19 recoveries in the Eastern Cape
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Health, PMU improving
health services to save lives Speaking during the media crematoria are some of the things
briefing to update the people of being implemented by the province.
the province about the work being
done, Mabuyane said the PMU is He applauded Mbhashe, King
implementing a new Hub and Spoke Sabatha Dalindyebo, Port St Johns,
service delivery model in the entire Enoch Mgijima, Ntabankulu and
province, improving the Intensive Buffalo City Metro municipalities
Care Unit capacity in the North for embracing and establishing war
Eastern part of the Eastern Cape rooms in their municipal wards to fight
with a focus on hospitals in Mt Frere, the virus.
Luskisiki, Matatiele and Aliwal North
for the benefit of communities. With 3 534 Health Care Workers
having tested positive for coronavirus,
He said the PMU is working with the 56 of these sadly losing their lives, the
department of Health in consolidating, provincial government is doing all it
finalizing alternative hospital sites can to protect them from contracting
for oxygen, equipment requirements the virus in the workplace through
and confirming surge capacity provision of Personal Protective
requirements based on the active Equipment.
case trends.
Mabuyane said the PMU is “Continued increase of positive
also monitoring progress in the cases among health care workers
construction of concrete slabs at remains a concern despite improved
Butterworth, All Saints, Empilisweni, efforts of making Personal Protective
St Barnabas, Victoria and Grey Equipment (PPEs) available to
Province of the Hospitals to accommodate the frontline personnel. The immediate
Health MEC Sindiswa Gomba EASTERN CAPE installation of bulk oxygen tanks.
He said local Municipality’s Joint
task of the HR and Leadership
work stream is to protect the Health
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Operation Centers are re-purposed and Safety of Health Workers
Determining available and required hospital beds, ensuring proper clinical care into COVID-19 War Rooms, training and to develop surge capacity for
management, effective drug supply, improving stock management, continuous of ward based rapid response Human Resources response,” said
cleaning of hospitals, and the management of field hospitals are the priorities of teams, de-densification of informal Mabuyane.
the Project Management Unit appointed by Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane settlements, provision of water and
to support the department of Health’s COVID-19 programmes. sanitation, monitoring burial capacity
of mortuaries, cemeteries and
EC IS A MUCH fills
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close to 7000 vacant postsIN 1994
The Eastern Cape provincial department of Health has completed appointment
of 6 963 staff members to fill some of the 7 652 vacant posts in the department,
said Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane.
He said the department is embarking on rapid recruitment of healthcare
workers, including those with special technical skills through a shortened 7-day
recruitment process to enhance the capacity of the department to provide
quality health care to the people of the province.
“The department is working on identifying the health workforce available for
surge capacity demands and essential health care services from identified
sources, i.e. Cuban Brigade; volunteers; Health Foreign Workforce; Final Year
Students; Interns and Comm Serve; SAMHS, NGOs; etc,” he said.
Mabuyane said work being done by the department of Health with the support
of the Project Management Unit (PMU) includes determining increased hours
for temporary health workforce surge capacity, i.e. remunerated overtime,
considering redeployment of qualified health professionals from universities,
nursing colleges or those occupying administrative positions to areas of need,
and redeployment of qualified health professionals between provinces through
the transfer process.
He said an actionable recruitment plan for staffing for the Rev. Dr Mamisa
Chabula Nxiweni field hospital, Human Resource delegations to fast-track
appointments of potential employees, analysis of critical leadership vacancies
is being finalised.
Mabuyane said the Human Resources and Leadership Work Stream will
conduct ongoing training, communication and information sharing with
employees on maintaining occupational health and safety, infection prevention File Picture
and control (IPC) in the workplace.
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Government decision
a boost for tourism
Tourism Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane with representatives of the Tourism and Hospitlaity sector.
Longer trading hours for your eatery Coronavirus Command Council to move the curfew to start at 10pm to allow for
uninterrupted dinner service at restaurants, easing restrictions around leisure
Intra-leisure travel allowed travel, allowing intra-provincial travel, allowing guided tours in Open Safari
Vehicles subject to directions, provision for both social distancing and maximum
ventilation.
Guided safari tours allowed
“We believe that this change will go a long way towards increasing their
The announcement by Tourism fluctuating risk of the virus spread has revenue generation. The sale of alcohol remains prohibited. After the release
Minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane dictated that we pace ourselves in our of the new regulations, individuals will be permitted to leave their homes
that cabinet has approved intra- efforts to reopen the sector. However, for leisure purposes within the province where they currently live. Let me
province travel for leisure, extended we believe that so far, one step at emphasize, it is only Intra-provincial travel not inter-provincial travel. Individuals
curfew to 10pm – allowing restaurants a time, we are walking in the right are still not permitted to travel between provinces for leisure purposes,” she
more trading hours - permitting guided direction,” said Kubayi-Ngubane. said.
tours in open safari vehicles, brings
much needed relief to tourism, one of She said successive discussions with UPDATE ON SECTOR RELIEF
the province’s economic sectors. industry representatives on stringent
prevention protocols and guidelines Kubayi-Ngubane said her department could only assist 4 000 out of the 7284
Kubayi-Ngubane said her department for the tourism sector yielded results valid applications submitted by businesses in the tourism and hospitality
was doing everything it can to such as the opening of restaurants, sector through the R200 million set aside for the Tourism Relief Fund (TRF).
minimise the devastating impact the accommodation establishments, Applications of about 457 tourism and hospitality businesses from the Eastern
pandemic has on the tourism sector casinos, hiking, self-drives at game Cape province were approved for the relief fund by the Department.
which loses jobs as many businesses farms, professional services, domestic
were at risk of closure. travel for business under alert levels “We are encouraged by the many letters of appreciation from patriotic South
3 and 4. Africans, black and white, who did not listen to the misleading noise that
“Since the country entered level 3 the relief was specifically for Black people. This ultimately confused and
of the Risk-Adjusted Strategy, the Kubayi-Ngubane said after discouraged even those who qualified for the grant not to apply,” said Kubayi-
tourism sector also began its march discussions about the current Ngubane.
towards full operation. The reality risk levels, cabinet approved
of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recommendations from the national
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Mvoko unpacks plans to return
EC economy back on its feet
“Our rebuild and recovery is about getting the Eastern Cape people back on
their feet. The Special adjustment budget is about strengthening our health
services, protecting the most vulnerable people and keeping people in their jobs
where we can,” said Mvoko.
During the tabling of the adjustment budget, Mvoko allocated ring-fenced R114
million to the Department of Economic Development, Environmental Affairs
and Tourism (DEDEAT) to unlock potential investments, create jobs at the
East London and COEGA Special Economic Zones (SEZs) as well as for small
businesses.
Speaking to the media, Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane said: “The two
SEZs are commended for doing a phenomenal job of holding on to their
existing tenants that employ a combined 10 000 people. The Boards of the
two SEZs approved the implementation of a rental abatement to tenants in the
zones as they face low productivity.”
Mabuyane said an additional R75 million was set aside to help distressed
companies, with R5 million allocated to Isiqalo Fund to help youth
entrepreneurs during this time of great economic difficulties.
“Over the next month DEDEAT will focus on supporting more companies in
distress to access the allocated additional funding that was announced in
the adjusted budget. This week the Provincial Government will be accepting
Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs) and other critical resources from
Mercedes Benz SA. Siemens is coming on board with 100 beds at Cecilia
Makhiwane Hospital,” said Mabuyane.
He announced additional resource allocations by the Development Bank of
Southern Africa (DBSA) which committed to provide 120 isolation beds, VWSA
group is getting ready to provide testing resources for the National Health
Laboratory Services, PPE to be delivered for health workers in the Nelson
Mandela Bay Metro.
Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko “We appreciate our private sector partners who continue to extend a
humanitarian hand in the fight against the pandemic. We will guard our cordial
With the COVID-19 induced economic hardship being experienced by the relations with the business sector jealously because beyond the coronavirus
province’s economy, Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko focused the provincial pandemic we must work together to create jobs and fight poverty in our
adjustment budget on getting the Eastern Cape provincial economy back on its province,” said Mabuyane.
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COVID-19 hits Eastern Cape
public service hard
CORONAVIRUS pandemic has hit the Eastern Cape provincial government Sourced Picture
hard as many employees lost their lives, their loved ones while scores of staff
members who contracted the virus are in isolation.
Eastern Cape Premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane said: “ this pandemic has
sadly claimed lives of 140 public servants with 4 592 employees having tested
positive for this virus. Many of our employees have gone on to make a full
recovery and others are well on the way to making full recovery.”
Mabuyane said the provincial departments of Health and Education are the
most affected departments with Health registering 3 244 infections, 54 deaths,
while Education reported 1143 infections with 69 deaths.
Provincial government’s efforts to ensure compliance with the Occupational
Health and Safety requirements are driven by the Government Business
Continuity Work Stream entrusted with ensuring continuation of provision of
government services to the people of the Eastern Cape Province.
Mabuyane said about 33% of public service sector employees in the province
have returned to work, adding that the provincial government is cautiously
managing return of employees to the workplace to minimize infections amongst
staff.
“To mitigate this (possible infections), the provincial government is
strengthening Digital/e-government programs to enable employees to work
remotely and effectively. Government Departments are utilizing Microsoft
TEAMS for meetings beyond just senior management and Video-Conferencing
Facilities are being enhanced across departments,” said Mabuyane.
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Government resourcing
fight against COVID-19
One of the COVID-19 wards at the Livingstone Hospital in the Eastern Cape Province.
With the latest allocations, the Eastern Cape Provincial government continues the COVID-19 pandemic.
to finance the implementation of the COVID-19 containment and mitigation
strategy to save lives. Mabuyane said government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with
the Nelson Mandela (NMU) and Rhodes Universities for the two universities to
Premier of the Eastern Cape province, Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane said the provide mentorship and Technical Assistance support for stock monitoring.
province invested an additional R2.5 billion from the provincial adjustment
budget into the provincial Department of Health. “Our hospital cleaning strategy is in place and the roll out has started in
Livingstone and Dora Nginza Hospitals. Our plan is to have a service provider
“From this budget R840 million will be spent on field hospitals for infrastructure, contracted for a period of 6 months to clean and train the hospital cleaners
operating costs which include maintenance of quarantined and isolation sites by especially on COVID-19 cleaning protocols and waste management protocols,”
the department of public works, R481 million for PPE and consumables, R175 said Mabuyane.
million for 5,400 community health workers, R173 million for ventilators for 240
ICU beds, R17m for 171 enrolled nurses and nursing assistants for 12 months He said a hospital manager for the Rev Dr Mamisa Chabula Nxiweni field
additional to the 822 which was allocated in the emergency funding, and R12 hospital has been appointed with the support from the Clinton Health Access
million for Cuban doctors and nurses,” said Mabuyane. Initiative and the triage area plan has also been developed at the hospital.
He said a further R325 million is allocated to the department of Education for Mabuyane said the department of Health has received approximately R300 000
the appointment of temporary teachers to substitute the 2,278 teachers with worth of additional equipment like the mobile X-Ray unit, 8-member infection
comorbidities and at high risk of COVID-19 infection, R16 million is earmarked control support team were contributed to the the Rev Dr Mamisa Chabula
for mobile connectivity for teachers and pupils; prioritizing Grade 6 to 11 during Nxiweni field hospital.
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