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Eastern Cape

Residents go to court for dissolution of ANC-led Makana Municipality
Article
/ 28 February 2019

Residents go to court for dissolution of ANC-led Makana Municipality

The Unemployed People’s Movement has filed an application for a re-election to take place in the troubled ANC-led municipality

By Raeesa Pather
Pupils still forced to walk to class
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Pupils still forced to walk to class

Some schools have been applying for scholar transport since 2011 — to no avail

By Bongekile Macupe
Xolobeni judders as mining hovers
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Xolobeni judders as mining hovers

Despite a high court judgment halting extraction, villagers feel unsafe as the minister plans a survey and resettlement guidelines

By Lucas Ledwaba
As rivers run dry, Day Zero strikes Eastern Cape’s villages
Article
/ 15 February 2019

As rivers run dry, Day Zero strikes Eastern Cape’s villages

Severe drought and a struggling municipality means some people drink from muddy puddles

By Raeesa Pather
Slice of life: I was inspired to be an activist
Article
/ 8 February 2019

Slice of life: I was inspired to be an activist

‘Here in Joza we are treated as children of a lesser god. I won’t leave because if I leave who is going to take care of the youth?’

By Raeesa Pather
Omotoso rape trial postponed pending ConCourt outcome
Article
/ 4 February 2019

Omotoso rape trial postponed pending ConCourt outcome

Controversial televangelist Timothy Omotoso applied last year to have the judge presiding over his trial recused

By Mashadi Kekana
Transformation plan bears fruit for Eastern Cape
Article
/ 1 February 2019

Transformation plan bears fruit for Eastern Cape

The province attained the highest improvement rate in the country

By Staff Reporter
Justice for Cradock Four delayed
Article
/ 18 January 2019

Justice for Cradock Four delayed

Despite an assurance last year that the case was proceeding, the son of one of the four men who were assassinated believes the ANC is blocking it

By Raeesa Pather
Education can cut initiate deaths
Article
/ 11 January 2019

Education can cut initiate deaths

Work by a group of volunteers in the Lusikisiki and Flagstaff area of Pondoland has resulted in no deaths at initiation schools there

By Siyabonga Ngcangisa and Carl Collison
Eastern Cape intervention gets results
Article
/ 11 January 2019

Eastern Cape intervention gets results

After years of under-performance, the province has shown that things can change for the better

By Bongekile Macupe
Sex workers do it for their kids
Article
/ 12 December 2018

Sex workers do it for their kids

Their chief concern is the wellbeing of their children so that they can do better than their mothers

By Carl Collison
Code red: Why provinces are forced to outsource ambulance services
Article
/ 11 December 2018

Code red: Why provinces are forced to outsource ambulance services

Take a look at the results of our latest national survey of how many state ambulances South Africa has on the road.

By Nelisiwe Msomi
Employment and opportunity through quality
Article
/ 30 November 2018

Employment and opportunity through quality

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

By Advertorial Supplement
Water and sanitation launches guidelines on menstrual health
Article
/ 23 November 2018

Water and sanitation launches guidelines on menstrual health

Training ensures sustainable hygienic toilets

By Advertorial
Women prove that social franchising can work
Article
/ 23 November 2018

Women prove that social franchising can work

Creating opportunities for themselves while uplifting the community

By Advertorial
‘Middlemen at the heart of poor school infrastructure delivery’ — EE
Article
/ 31 October 2018

‘Middlemen at the heart of poor school infrastructure delivery’ — EE

A new Equal Education report reveals why the Eastern Cape has the worst school infrastructure backlog in the country

By Sarah Smit
Champion of the learning foundation phase dies
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Champion of the learning foundation phase dies

MEC Mandla Makupula was a stickler for detail, and lifted the provincial education department out of crisis

By Johnnie Isaac
Obituary for the late Mandla Makupula, MEC of Education in the Eastern Cape
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Obituary for the late Mandla Makupula, MEC of Education in the Eastern Cape

A true soldier of the struggle, till the very end

By Advertorial
Education is for everyone
Article
/ 19 October 2018

Education is for everyone

Mandla Makupula was a fearless and straight-talking activist

By Johnnie Isaac
Police can smoke out dagga farmers
Article
/ 5 October 2018

Police can smoke out dagga farmers

​Agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana has told Eastern Cape cannabis farmers not to expect protection from his department

By Govan Whittles
Nqaba Bhanga announced as DA Eastern Cape premier candidate
Article
/ 5 September 2018

Nqaba Bhanga announced as DA Eastern Cape premier candidate

Bhanga has been announced as one of the party’s premier candidates but he faces many challenges in this hotly contested province

By Mashadi Kekana
Teaching in the mother tongue
Article
/ 2 September 2018

Teaching in the mother tongue

The MTBBE programme is an important part of decolonisation

By Johnnie Isaac
Initiation Bill trips over Contralesa
Article
/ 31 August 2018

Initiation Bill trips over Contralesa

Amakhosi say they have not been consulted and have been insulted because women are involved

By Govan Whittles
Court judgment reignites 14-year battle between gov spokesperson, Wesbank
Article
/ 30 August 2018

Court judgment reignites 14-year battle between gov spokesperson, Wesbank

Mzukisi Ndara says as a result of fraud by Wesbank and a Nissan dealership, he lost his job and had to let go of two houses

By Sabelo Skiti
Rural areas need change of mind-set
Article
/ 24 August 2018

Rural areas need change of mind-set

Densification of the towns would improve service delivery and local business should be stimulated

By Eddie Rakabe
Ombud slams doctor, media over allegations of abuse at mental health hospital
Article
/ 23 August 2018

Ombud slams doctor, media over allegations of abuse at mental health hospital

Makgoba says a statistical error led doctor to greatly overestimate patient deaths.

By Joan Van Dyk
‘Mother of Azania’ Veronica Sobukwe dies at 91
Article
/ 15 August 2018

‘Mother of Azania’ Veronica Sobukwe dies at 91

Zondeni Veronica Sobukwe — struggle icon and widow of Robert Sobukwe — died on Wednesday morning

By Mashadi Kekana
Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel
Article
/ 13 August 2018

Bureaucracy, power and grants: When a pen may be as mighty as the scalpel

Go inside this unspoken ethical dilemma South African doctors face every day.

By Staff Reporter
Eastern Cape towns to start ‘water shedding’ as dam empties
Article
/ 6 August 2018

Eastern Cape towns to start ‘water shedding’ as dam empties

Water will be cut off in two Eastern Cape towns and only switched on for short intervals

By Jenni Evans
A steal: R6k for a slice of Coffee Bay
Article
/ 27 July 2018

A steal: R6k for a slice of Coffee Bay

Poor land governance, desperation for a better life and little sense of market pricing has left the village ripe for the plucking

By Govan Whittles
Rich land, poor villagers
Article
/ 27 July 2018

Rich land, poor villagers

Coffee Bay’s pristine seaside land is home to some of SA’s most popular holiday resorts and remains in the hands of the Bomvana and Pondo tribes

By Govan Whittles
‘What about 1908, 1872?’ Land committee asked to recognise colonial dispossession
Article
/ 25 July 2018

‘What about 1908, 1872?’ Land committee asked to recognise colonial dispossession

The constitutional review committee is only investigating the dispossession of land since the adoption of the Native Land Act in 1913

By Govan Whittles
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