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Eastern Cape Health department spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo says intimidation and damage to property during an illegal strike by paramedics in the province is very worrying.
Kupelo said the department had committed to pay money that was owed to the paramedics - yet they were intimidating their non-striking colleagues and threatening to burn down their houses.
On Tuesday afternoon shots were fired at a vehicle transporting 11 patients from Frere Hospital, East London, to the Frontier Hospital in Queenstown.
Kupelo said the bullet went through the window and fortunately no-one was hurt.
The vehicle received a police escort to Queenstown and a case was opened.
He said striking workers had caused damage estimated at R1 million to the provincial call centre, forcing its closure.
The strike was prompted by issues relating to overtime, performance bonuses, salaries, and discrepancies in salaries.
