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Eastern Cape

Another young child drowns in school pit-latrine
Article
/ 15 March 2018

Another young child drowns in school pit-latrine

Five-year-old Viwe Jali fell into the toilet at the Luna Primary School in Bizana on Tuesday

By Agency And and Staff Reporter
Eastern Cape’s economy is growing
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Eastern Cape’s economy is growing

The Special Economic Zones have created thousands of jobs

By Staff Reporter
Progress in health, human settlements and education
Article
/ 9 March 2018

Progress in health, human settlements and education

Masuelle highlighted improvements in delivery of services for education

By Staff Reporter
Bold steps needed for a ‘new normal’ that allocates water fairly
Article
/ 7 March 2018

Bold steps needed for a ‘new normal’ that allocates water fairly

South Africa is a water-scarce country where inequity and a lack of fairness and justice pervades water distribution.

By Mary Galvin
Teachers, pull yourselves together and prepare your lessons
Article
/ 23 February 2018

Teachers, pull yourselves together and prepare your lessons

Educators need to stop playing victim and plan to teach in less favourable conditions

By bersan.lesch
Unemployment lower, but black women, the youth remain the most vulnerable
Article
/ 13 February 2018

Unemployment lower, but black women, the youth remain the most vulnerable

​The latest unemployment statistics from StatsSA show that South Africa’s unemployment rate declined to 26.7% in the fourth quarter last year

By Thulebona Mhlanga
Day Zero stalks Eastern Cape’s towns
Article
/ 2 February 2018

Day Zero stalks Eastern Cape’s towns

Day Zero could come in March for the province

By Joseph Chirume
The other water crisis: Eastern Cape is in serious danger
Article
/ 29 January 2018

The other water crisis: Eastern Cape is in serious danger

In certain parts, the Eastern Cape crisis is worse than Cape Town — areas like the Gamtoos Valley don’t have supplementary water available.

By Staff Reporter
East London stadiums packed for #ANC106 rally
Article
/ 13 January 2018

East London stadiums packed for #ANC106 rally

ANC supporters arrived as early as Friday night in anticipation of the rally.

By Govan Whittles
Hope and despair at ANC door-to-door in Duncan Village
Article
/ 12 January 2018

Hope and despair at ANC door-to-door in Duncan Village

The township is better known for underdevelopment residents still strongly support the ANC.

By Govan Whittles
How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money
Article
/ 5 December 2017

How #MadibaFuneral was used to loot state money

Public protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane’s Mandela Funeral report has revealed how the provincial government was left flat footed without a plan

By Govan Whittles
Mantashe: Rumours of my suspension are ‘fake news’
Article
/ 14 November 2017

Mantashe: Rumours of my suspension are ‘fake news’

Gwede Mantashe says the circulation of "fake news" of his impending suspension is a desperate act ahead of the December elective conference

By Tshidi Madia, Mahlatse Mahlase and Lizeka Tandwa
Equalisers fight for schools not built
Article
/ 3 November 2017

Equalisers fight for schools not built

Equal Education has taken the fight over the Eastern Cape’s education infrastructure crisis to the state owned enterprises largely responsible

By Staff Reporter
NPA drops charges against “warrior woman” accused of killing daughter’s rapist
Article
/ 9 October 2017

NPA drops charges against “warrior woman” accused of killing daughter’s rapist

The case of the Eastern Cape mother who allegedly killed her daughter’s rapist has been struck off the roll.

By Raeesa Pather
Laptops just ornaments for Eastern Cape teachers who are not trained to use them
Article
/ 5 October 2017

Laptops just ornaments for Eastern Cape teachers who are not trained to use them

The department of education has spent about R260-million on laptops with the expectation that the technology would be used for administration.

By Bongekile Macupe
Eastern Cape ANC reveals preferred candidates for top six
Article
/ 3 October 2017

Eastern Cape ANC reveals preferred candidates for top six

The ANC in the Eastern Cape is consolidating its list of its preferred top six leaders ahead of the party’s conference in December

By Govan Whittles
Cyril to Phumulo: Come back, don’t rush to court
Article
/ 1 October 2017

Cyril to Phumulo: Come back, don’t rush to court

Ramaphosa addressed the last day of the ANC Eastern Cape conference at the international convention centre in East London on Sunday afternoon.

By Govan Whittles
Blood on the floor and walkouts at #ANCEC conference
Article
/ 1 October 2017

Blood on the floor and walkouts at #ANCEC conference

At least eight people were injured after the adoption of credentials on Saturday night, as supporters of Phumulo Masualle walked out of the gathering.

By Govan Whittles
Succession politics dilutes Cosatu strike
Article
/ 29 September 2017

Succession politics dilutes Cosatu strike

The labour movement failed to focus on the stayaway’s aim – halt state capture and corruption

By Govan Whittles
Story of the ‘warrior woman’ tells of vulnerable people living in fear
Article
/ 15 September 2017

Story of the ‘warrior woman’ tells of vulnerable people living in fear

The alleged killing of a man who raped her daughter reveals a history of abuse and alcohol

By Athandiwe Saba
#lionmama raises funds for woman who stabbed daughter’s rapists
Article
/ 12 September 2017

#lionmama raises funds for woman who stabbed daughter’s rapists

She was charged with murder and attempted murder, but South Africans are pitching in to fund the ‘lionmama’s’ legal fees.

By Jenna Etheridge
What the? A sex-crazed pitbull chases, kills and humps a cow in King William’s Town
Article
/ 16 August 2017

What the? A sex-crazed pitbull chases, kills and humps a cow in King William’s Town

What could have been a simple mischievous dog-chases-cow story turned into a very bizarre one

By Govan Whittles
Reading Noni Jabavu in 2017
Article
/ 10 August 2017

Reading Noni Jabavu in 2017

Not everyone has heard of Noni Jabavu, but her writing and experiences resonate with those who know they have been denied a voice

By Athambile Masola
What does it take to be a good school?
Article
/ 27 July 2017

What does it take to be a good school?

Strong leaders, getting the basics right and a can-do attitude steer a school to success, a study says

By Bongekile Macupe
Ramaphosa backers out to woo Eastern Cape
Article
/ 15 June 2017

Ramaphosa backers out to woo Eastern Cape

In the Eastern Cape, the fight for ANC president is not decided. Both camps claim to hold majority support.

By Govan Whittles
​Spekboom can fix ecosystems, create jobs and suck up CO2 – if SA gets a carbon tax
Article
/ 23 May 2017

​Spekboom can fix ecosystems, create jobs and suck up CO2 – if SA gets a carbon tax

Certain companies and some government departments oppose a carbon tax, killing off a great environmental project.

By Sipho Kings
Civil organisations can help, but they also need help
Analysis
/ 23 March 2017

Civil organisations can help, but they also need help

Researchers point to the tendency for the civil society organisation space to be treated as though it is free of problems and political tensions.

By Staff Reporter
‘We are used to sitting at the back,’ says woman seen in cage
Article
/ 19 January 2017

‘We are used to sitting at the back,’ says woman seen in cage

The woman, whose name is given as Linda Stenekamp, says she sat in the cage after she asked for a lift.

By Staff Reporter
Independents rock the boat in Nelson Mandela Bay but can they turn the tide?
Article
/ 3 August 2016

Independents rock the boat in Nelson Mandela Bay but can they turn the tide?

Largely they are disaffected members of the major parties who hope to exercise influence if they win.

By Govan Whittles
Rural reflections: notes on time well-spent
Article
/ 11 July 2016

Rural reflections: notes on time well-spent

A holiday with my grandmother shows me another way of life, one with different ways of being.

By Milisuthando Bongela
SA schools are ‘sites that enable the dispensing of state patronage to the members of Sadtu’
Article
/ 24 June 2016

SA schools are ‘sites that enable the dispensing of state patronage to the members of Sadtu’

It’s no coincidence that the poorest black schools with the worst outcomes are under Sadtu’s dominion.

By Staff Reporter
Royal family wants King Dalindyebo out, but he’s fighting to retain his kingship
Article
/ 21 June 2016

Royal family wants King Dalindyebo out, but he’s fighting to retain his kingship

President Jacob Zuma told the AbaThembu king in April that it had been requested that his certificate of recognition be withdrawn.

By Athandiwe Saba
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