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latest news & developmentsSihle-isipho Nontshokweni Shines in Sierra’s Gold, Wins Best Actress
In a triumphant comeback, Sihle-isipho Nontshokweni captivates audiences and critics alike, winning Best Actress for her raw and magnetic performance in Sierra’s Gold
The architect of change: Prof Songca’s vision brings change to WSU
Her 10-year strategic plan is guiding the university’s transformation
Will the new Eastern Cape govt give people of Ngcobo back their 24/7 health centre?
After 2022, the Ngcobo Community Health Centre in the rural Eastern Cape ceased operating 24 hours every day because spiralling crime and dry taps made it impossible for workers…
Editorial: Mandela would resent the statues
The government is yet to say how much it cost to commission the statues but no matter how much it spent, this would have made some difference in the lives of the people of Mthatha
Hosia Malekane’s novel breaks the silence on gender-based violence
‘The Imperatives of Revoking Our Silence’ highlights students’ experiences of sexual assault on university campuses
South Africa’s murder rate up 11.5% in the first quarter of 2022
In the same period 9 516 rape cases were opened with the South African Police Service
Warring Zithulele Hospital leaders transferred
This comes after recent protests by local residents demanding that the hospital’s new chief executive step down
Violence erupts during protest at strife torn Eastern Cape hospital
There have been several protests over the past few weeks, calling for the resignation of the new chief executive at Zithulele Hospital.
Grinding hardships persist with no help in sight
Unimaginable levels of poverty in far-flung rural villages in South Africa are not being addressed by local councillors who are supposed to help improve the lives of residents in…
Ngcukaitobi, the new sheriff at Walter Sisulu University
The new chairperson of the council reveals his plans to shake up his alma mater and some of the problems he found when he started getting involved in the university’s affairs
Four schools stay closed after builder trashes toilet blocks
Four affected schools have remained closed because they don’t meet the Covid-19 regulations, due in part, to the defacement caused
Unfinished business: We need self-examination to heal from apartheid
Physical and psychological violence will continue unless we self-reflect on our apartheid scars
Collective action brings about change
Connect the people affected by problems so that they can pool information and tackle the causes
Suffering litigants rejoice over mining houses’ R5-billion silicosis settlement
Mthobeli Gangatha has learnt to accept that nothing, not even part of the R5-billion settlement announced by lawyers, will ever reverse his condition
Investigations into Ngcobo killings lead to further arrests, charges for crimes
One off-duty soldier and five police offieres were killed when a group of men attacked the Ngcobo police station