Minister Patricia de Lille said the country welcomed 4.8 million international and 18.8 million domestic tourists in the first six months of 2023
Activist-turned-banker Lincoln Mali’s memoir Blazing a Trail is well intentioned but sadly it misses the mark in many ways
For photographer Marc Shoul, nothing is sacred in Joburg
The Nelson Mandela Bay municipality does little to improve the living conditions in shack settlements in Gqeberha, residents say
For MaXhosa creator Laduma Ngxokolo there is nothing like a Drake or Eddie Murphy rocking his designs
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There have been plenty of complaints about Port Elizabeth’s name change to Gqeberha, but citizens should be more active in speaking up during consultation processes
Nurses and other healthcare providers feel neglected and abused by the government and its representatives, who ignore their pleas for a safe working environment.
Extending the life of an aging nuclear plant, which generates only a small portion of South Africa’s electricity, in an earthquake fault zone is not worth the risk
The strike at the dairy company continues, with exhausted workers demanding an end to compulsory weekend and public holiday work as well as overtime being forced on them
A special steering committee seeks to fill urgent gaps in the system in order to fight the coronavirus
Some refugee reception offices in South Africa have stopped accepting new asylum applications as the government enforces stricter measures to deal with the Covid-19 crisis
The Gauteng Saturday School has produced a number of success stories
“It was the opportunity of a lifetime for some of our kids … allowing them to explore a world of programming and the creative use of technology.”
Mandela University’s medical degree will contain some of the best elements from the Cuban model
A maths and science incubator run by Nelson Mandela University is producing promising results
In many ways the book exposes the psychosocial trauma that has been inherent since the founding of our country
A resident, who said she feared reprisals if named, said: ‘Ever since the ‘squatters’ came… we are facing a torrid time…’
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After a Facebook post called attention to the plight of two students, CCTV footage circulated online is helping police in the investigation.
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A female student was raped and another stabbed last night at a computer lab at the Second Avenue campus in Summerstrand, Port Elizabeth.
15 Port Elizabeth residents are farming, but they want to keep their piglets safe from traffic and dirty water.
The Democratic Alliance says it’s committed to working with the United Democratic Movement but not with the deputy mayor ousted in no-confidence vote.
The deputy president believes that the country will only know that it has made progress once it is able to provide free higher education to the poor.
By recycling items such as wine bottles, practical yet beautiful spaces are created that can change people’s lives.
The poor of the town are not immediately taken by the likely new regime and want to see first what will actually change in their lives.
The new department will begin with 50 students and increase this number to about 200 by 2022.
The museum has become a white elephant, with local residents accusing the metro of “building a house for dead people” while they live in squalor.
The ANC’s automatic domination of their heartland, in terms of votes, can no longer be assured.
The ANC-led municipality has rejected applications from the DA to protest in the hotly contested metro, allegedly for security reasons.
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The ANC discouraged members from speaking out against Zuma and the party on Wednesday, and said it was harming the party.
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True love for Port Elizabeth means taking the rough with the smooth: the beaches and bonhomie with the postindustrial bleakness.
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The work created by ceramist Nic Sithole for the Adelaide Tambo Collection is something to behold.
ANC Nelson Mandela Bay’s regional chairperson in the Eastern Cape, Nceba Faku has resigned, stating he plans to focus on his business.