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Eastern Cape

New election, same old story for battle-weary villagers
Article
/ 10 April 2014

New election, same old story for battle-weary villagers

The M&G visits a rural family for the third time in a decade, only to find that little has changed.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Sorry you missed Jacksonville, ANC
Article
/ 27 March 2014

Sorry you missed Jacksonville, ANC

The party is finding that the Eastern Cape does not intend to let bygones be bygones.

By Kwanele Sosibo
Man severely beaten for speaking out about his penis amputation
Article
/ 25 March 2014

Man severely beaten for speaking out about his penis amputation

Three people have been arrested after a Pondoland initiate who lost his penis and spoke out about it in public was beaten for "shaming the custom".

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
E Cape police on high alert amid gang violence
Article
/ 15 March 2014

E Cape police on high alert amid gang violence

Port Elizabeth police are on high alert in the Gelvendale area, after three shooting incidents were reported over two days.

By Sapa
Floor-crossing chief whip plays ANC and Cope
Article
/ 20 February 2014

Floor-crossing chief whip plays ANC and Cope

Cope chief whip Nkosinathi Kuluta is still in his Eastern Cape legislative seat almost four weeks after defecting to the ANC.

By Andisiwe Makinana
Mbeki hits right notes in attack on tribalism
Analysis
/ 16 January 2014

Mbeki hits right notes in attack on tribalism

Apartheid-era regionalism is a pervasive and damaging mind-set among our current rulers, writes Rapule Tabane.

By Rapule Tabane
Human rights group sues state over teacher salaries
Article
/ 16 January 2014

Human rights group sues state over teacher salaries

Eastern Cape teachers may finally be paid and posts filled now that Legal Resources Centre has filed a class action lawsuit against the government.

By Victoria John
Officials galvanised by isolated haven’s cry
Article
/ 2 January 2014

Officials galvanised by isolated haven’s cry

The report about Ikhaya Loxolo, a home for the mentally disabled in the Eastern Cape, has sparked a dramatic response from government officials.

By Mia Malan
Rights of injured initiates violated
Article
/ 28 December 2013

Rights of injured initiates violated

The Eastern Cape Department of Health has condemned handlers at an initiation school for denying three injured boys treatment.

By Sapa
Thirty circumcision deaths so far in Eastern Cape
Article
/ 24 December 2013

Thirty circumcision deaths so far in Eastern Cape

Eastern Cape government has called an emergency meeting after 30 initiates were killed in the summer initiation season so far.

By Andisiwe Makinana
No image available
Article
/ 22 November 2013

The boy who lifts Hobeni’s spirits

Sihle Batiya’s luckier than most – but the odds are stacked against kids with Down’s syndrome in the Eastern Cape.

By Mia Malan
Mother Nature: 1 Trail runners: 0
Article
/ 21 November 2013

Mother Nature: 1 Trail runners: 0

Severe weather has forced organisers to cut the Salomon Skyrun high-altitude endurance race short for only the second time in the race’s history.

By Staff Reporter
[From our archives] ‘If they are raped, then so what?’
Article
/ 8 November 2013

[From our archives] ‘If they are raped, then so what?’

Mentally disabled people in the rural Eastern Cape are considered worthless, even evil. When girls are sexually abused, mothers are no longer shocked.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
Helpful hands add value
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Helpful hands add value

Finalist: Investing in the Future Award for Best Corporate Employee Community Involvement Programme — Volkswagen Show of Hands Programme

By Johann Barnard
Education is the foundation of the future
Article
/ 1 November 2013

Education is the foundation of the future

Finalist: Investing in the Future Education Award — VW Community Trust

By Staff Reporter
Wild things? Heart sings
Article
/ 25 October 2013

Wild things? Heart sings

Celebrate the fact that the Big Five are a hop, skip and jump away with another round at the pub.

By Jim Freeman
Medical back-up in Pondo initiation
Article
/ 28 September 2013

Medical back-up in Pondo initiation

Eastern Cape royals are campaigning to use medical circumcision in traditional rituals.

By Mia Malan and Bhekisisa Team
No image available
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Motsoaledi forms task team to probe E Cape health care

The growing health crisis in the E Cape has forced Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi to intervene by commissioning a task team to investigate.

By Amy Green and Ina Skosana
No image available
Article
/ 12 September 2013

Comment: Eastern Cape, heal thy nurses

At the coalface of care, nurses are bearing the brunt of the province’s critical shortages.

By Staff Reporter
Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’
Article
/ 11 September 2013

Eastern Cape health access ‘made to look like a privilege’

Advocacy groups are due to march to the Eastern Cape’s health MEC as part of a campaign against a "crisis" in health care access in the province.

By Ina Skosana, Amy Green and Bhekisisa Team
Comment: A blueprint for recovery
Article
/ 11 September 2013

Comment: A blueprint for recovery

The situation in the Eastern Cape health department is a "full-blown catastrophe", writes Trudy Thomas.

By Trudy Thomas and Bhekisisa Team
Unpaid salaries: E Cape education continues ping-pong
Article
/ 7 August 2013

Unpaid salaries: E Cape education continues ping-pong

The Eastern Cape’s education department says it will counter the court order that will attach its movable assets after it failed to pay teachers.

By Victoria John
Eastern Cape school chaos continues
Article
/ 12 July 2013

Eastern Cape school chaos continues

Chaotic official data on school infrastructure in the Eastern Cape and chronic underspending are perpetuating poor learning conditions.

By Bongani Nkosi
Initiation has become criminal, says Motsolaedi
Article
/ 8 July 2013

Initiation has become criminal, says Motsolaedi

Following 30 initiates’ deaths and the hospitalisation of almost 300 boys in Eastern Cape, the health minister has lashed out at circumcision schools.

By Sapa and Faranaaz Parker
Five boys die after botched circumcisions
Article
/ 21 June 2013

Five boys die after botched circumcisions

Five boys have died and one had to be castrated in the Eastern Cape after illegal circumcisions, according to the provincial health department.

By Sapa
No image available
Article
/ 21 June 2013

Eastern Cape drug depot in extremis

A report released by health activists details mismanagement and shortages in Mthatha.

By Mia Malan and Amy Green
No image available
Article
/ 18 June 2013

Report: Eastern Cape still out of HIV, TB drugs

Médecins Sans Frontières says in five months there has been no improvement with Eastern Cape HIV and TB drug stock-outs.

By Mia Malan
Eastern Cape drives innovative platforms for development
Article
/ 7 June 2013

Eastern Cape drives innovative platforms for development

The Eastern Cape’s provincial innovation hub was initially started in 2010 when the province established a pilot hub called Innovate Eastern Cape.

By Advertorial Supplement
EC has potential to fly
Article
/ 7 June 2013

EC has potential to fly

Despite its challenges, the Eastern Cape has the potential to become a booming economy.

By Advertorial Supplement
[From our archives] Booze curfew breaks the cycle of violence on the Wild Coast
Article
/ 31 May 2013

[From our archives] Booze curfew breaks the cycle of violence on the Wild Coast

In a far-flung district, a night-time ban on shebeens has wiped out violence in a village.

By Mia Malan
Eastern Cape’s forgotten schools: Day 1
Article
/ 25 April 2013

Eastern Cape’s forgotten schools: Day 1

From broken windows to undignified toilets, Equal Education’s Julian Kesler shares his experience of the NGO’s tour of some Eastern Cape schools.

By Staff Reporter
Comment: Take care over the next hill
Article
/ 19 April 2013

Comment: Take care over the next hill

What, if anything, does the private healthcare sector have to offer the rural poor?

By Staff Reporter
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