There has been an effort by the state to expand the TVET college sector. But the reality is that the systems at many of these colleges are simply not working
Pola Maneli’s latest work, ‘An Indigenous I/Eye’, is an attempt to visualise blackness
The killing of two council workers at the Amathole district municipality appears to be linked to tender fraud and corruption
Draft regulations do not allow for commercial cultivation or sale, but policy could change this
‘Thrown away like rubbish’ — Residents of what was once a rich mining town have survived the seven years since the mine closed
Proposed amendments to the legislation mandate meaningful consultation with communities but critics say there are loopholes
Attention has been given to democratic South Africa’s first matric pass rate of more than 80%, but the reality is that schools with a 0% pass rate still exist
The minister has joined a long line of politicians and ministers promising to eradicate bucket toilets and then failing to deliver
The municipality turned a deaf ear to residents’ cries — until they united and took it to court
More than 5.3-million households and 21-million people don’t have clean water, despite money being spent on dams and pipelines to deliver water to 95% of the population. Sipho Kings looks at how R1.3-trillion worth of infrastructure has been subject to so much corruption and mismanagement that many places are worse off than in 1994, leaving the state with a R898-billion bill this decade
In high school I used to be that guy who put together events such as the Valentine’s Day bash, as well as the teacher and learner awards. In university, a friend told me that I should start a PR company. She was like: “You’re good with PR.” And I was like: “Huh? What is that?” […]
Last week my helper’s daughter started grade 8 at a girls’ high school in Soweto. She told her mother years before going to high school that she wanted to attend a girls school because she did not want to deal with boys bullying her. But her first week at the girls’ school is not what […]
Our society remains carved up because differences are viewed as weaknesses
Landmark judgment paves the way for South Africans
to use legal system to hold councils responsible
On paper, the Bino family of Kowa (formerly Elliot), Eastern Cape, are a land reform success story. In 2000, they applied with their relatives to pool their government subsidies and buy the 500-hectare Killcholoumkill farm, which the government had bought from a white commercial farmer for the purposes of land reform. Over the past 20 […]
The calendar is full of events that will keep holidaymakers entertained
Correcting offenders, while respecting their dignity, is vital to our constitutional democracy
If we are to make sense of the present and plan for the future we must understand our past, and so we must preserve our records
Crackdown follows trend of top officials allegedly looting millions
Coega SEZ is ready to welcome investors to its shores for gas opportunities
Volkswagen SA has turned to the courts to prevent former employees and the EFF from picketing at the Eastern Cape plant
People are living in some of the many schools that have been closed because of low enrolment numbers. Others are used as business premises
When outsourcing ended at Mandela University it gave contract workers more than just a job
The real crisis with water supply is that South Africa doesn’t know what it doesn’t know
The Eastern Cape government recently declared the province a drought disaster area. And as the climate crisis worsens, so does our mental health
Proudly South African trip took journalists to companies creating jobs – but they’re white-owned
Court is set to rule on the Makana council’s failure to fulfil its constitutional duties to town’s citizens
It’s not only stunning: There’s so much for tourists to do!
The Eastern Cape premier responds to two stories, which he says were inaccurate and unfair to him
A case at the Makhanda high court this week could be the only hope for those who don’t have birth certificates to attend school
Employees of the Expanded Public Works Programme have essentially become ‘permanent casuals’ who earn a pittance and have no job security
‘As individuals and a collective, let us do our bit in the building the Eastern Cape we want’