Event Brief
Aug 25, 2026 at 4:07 PM ET
Eastern Cape EMS workers say properly equipped ambulances are scarce
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Eastern Cape officials say the ambulance fleet is operational, but frontline EMS workers and their union report a critical shortage of properly equipped vehicles. In Nelson Mandela Bay, only a handful of fully equipped ambulances are available on some shifts, leaving bases such as Dora Nginza with just one fully equipped ambulance recently.
WHO: Frontline EMS workers and their union; an experienced EMS source (anonymity)
WHAT: Workers and a source say the EMS system has critically low numbers of properly equipped ambulances despite official claims the fleet is operational.
WHEN: Reported Aug 25, 2026 at 5:50 PM ET
WHERE: Nelson Mandela Bay, Eastern Cape, South Africa
WHY: No specific cause was reported; the shortage is described as leaving the service near collapse.
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