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Nebavest 46 was awarded more than R6 million for the “wrongful” termination of its construction agreement in 2020. (All Photos: Delwyn Verasamy, M&G)

Agriculture department blamed for incomplete abattoir that cost R35m

Nebavest 46 was awarded more than R6 million for the “wrongful” termination of its construction agreement in 2020

Dangerous: The slippery bridge residents of Santini in Butterworth cross to collect water from a burst pipeline that is also connected to the sewer line. Photos: Delwyn Verasamy

Ongoing battle to get clean water in Butterworth

Residents of Butterworth in the Eastern Cape created their own clean water supply – before their municipality dismantled it

The government cancelled the project four years after its expected completion, and ordered to pay R6-million to contractor

Government blows R35-million in R60-million agricultural project

The government cancelled the project four years after its expected completion, and ordered to pay R6-million to contractor

R270m ‘housing heist’ bid deprives people of decent homes

After alleged attempts to loot Eastern Cape housing funds, 39 200 people in the province will continue to live in atrocious conditions

Laliboi hopes the album inspires other children accept their heritage and not be afraid of who they are. (Button Konopi)
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Laliboi channels his heritage

The Xhosa rapper’s journey to making his first album drew on his family’s indentity

Always in tune: Nolufefe Mtshabe translated the lyrics of the Magic Flute into isiXhosa. (Michelly Rall/Getty Images and Continuum Company)

Imizwilili zika Nolufefe ‘Fefe’ Mtshabe

Chorister and opera singer Nolufefe Mtshabe inspired hundreds of pupils to uphold her legacy

Ivili Loboya partners with people and organisations across communities

Employment and opportunity through quality

Investing in the Future Job Creation and Development Award. Winner: Ivili Loboya

Times in Africa are a-changin’

Times in Africa are a-changin’

Looking back to Mandela’s childhood, it is clear how far the continent has come.

Probe into negligence at Butterworth morgue

An investigation will be launched into the management of a mortuary in Butterworth where bodies were left to decompose.

How is the government going to tackle rural crime?

Norah Dyantyi’s life never extended beyond her village, but news of her death reverberated throughout the Eastern Cape.

Two-year-old allegedly raped in Butterworth

A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Zingqayi Village in Butterworth on December 25, Eastern Cape police said on Friday.

Three E Cape boys shot in their sleep

A boy was shot dead and two others wounded, allegedly by a man who had a quarrel with his brother, Eastern Cape police said on Friday. Captain Jackson Manatha said the three…