Even if the province was able to ensure all 416 ambulances in its fleet were functional, staffed and on the road, the province would still be more than 200 emergency vehicles short of national targets, according to a new roughly 100-page report released yesterday by the commission.

When his younger sister Tumeka became gravely ill, Xolisile Sam called an ambulance. Tumeka only made it to the hospital five days later after a cousin a private car to take her to the Mooiplaas Clinic where a nurse phoned for an ambulance. She died days later.

When his younger sister Tumeka became gravely ill, Xolisile Sam called an ambulance. Tumeka only made it to the hospital five days later after a cousin a private car to take her to the Mooiplaas Clinic where a nurse phoned for an ambulance. She died days later.