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Eastern Cape

Politicians’ war of words brewing since tea party snub
Article
/ 4 February 2015

Politicians’ war of words brewing since tea party snub

A political war of words is brewing in the former Transkei, in the Eastern Cape, over a cup of tea – or the lack thereof.

By Thulani Gqirana
Killed for rice: Two dead after police open fire on looters
Article
/ 3 December 2014

Killed for rice: Two dead after police open fire on looters

At least two people were killed by police in the Eastern Cape last night, after an altercation when the cops stopped them stealing goods from a truck.

By Sipho Kings
Department assets attached after teachers not paid
Article
/ 2 October 2014

Department assets attached after teachers not paid

The basic education department owed R28-million to Eastern Cape teachers, resulting in its assets being attached.

By Sapa
Hawks act on Madiba funeral graft
Article
/ 17 July 2014

Hawks act on Madiba funeral graft

The fraud-busters are to investigate how R250 000 appeared in EC Premier Phumulo Masualle’s bank account around the time of Nelson Mandela’s funeral.

By Matuma Letsoala
[BEST READ] ‘The people told me they are coming to take me away tonight’
Article
/ 30 May 2014

[BEST READ] ‘The people told me they are coming to take me away tonight’

Where traditional beliefs are more real than textbooks, treating mental illness is a balancing act for sangomas and medical doctors alike.

By Mia Malan
Eastern Cape landowners head to SCA
Article
/ 18 May 2014

Eastern Cape landowners head to SCA

After a court approved a claim by a group of Xhosa claimants, 17 landowners who lost a land claim bid say they are off to the Supreme Court of Appeal.

By Sapa
Eastern Cape: 
ANC ticks up despite 
PE conflict
Article
/ 9 May 2014

Eastern Cape: ANC ticks up despite PE conflict

Despite internal party strife in Nelson Mandela Bay, the ANC crossed the 70% mark in the Eastern Cape, followed by the DA.

By Phillip De Wet
Elections 2014: Walmer – united by name, divided by politics
Article
/ 7 May 2014

Elections 2014: Walmer – united by name, divided by politics

The suburb and township of Walmer in Port Elizabeth may share a name, but residents have vastly different life experiences and election hopes.

By Victoria John
Mixed reactions to election day in Eastern Cape
Article
/ 6 May 2014

Mixed reactions to election day in Eastern Cape

While some community members in the Northern Areas outside of Port Elizabeth say they will certainly vote ANC, others are saying the party is corrupt.

By Victoria John
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
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