The death toll for the Eastern Cape bus crash stood at 22, including five children, police announced on Wednesday. The bus — which belongs to a private bus company — careened down a 200m embankment into a river near the town of Cedarville on Tuesday. During the course of the day, there were conflicting reports of how many people had been killed, ranging from 20 to 30.
Eastern Cape health minister Nomsa Jajula is in hot water after failing to appear on a radio show that cost the government almost R13 000 for the slot, the Dispatch Online reported on Tuesday. The week before, provincial social development minister Sam Kwelita also missed his appointment.