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latest news & developmentsMalema calls for calm as sentencing looms
Malema warned his supporters not to be ill-disciplined and instead wait for the EFF leadership to direct them on what should happen next
I will never retreat from my ideas,” Malema says as sentencing is postponed to April
The EFF leader told supporters he would not abandon his ideas
Where to from now for Malema after guilty verdict
EFF leader Julius Malema faces a major setback in his presidential ambitions after he was convicted on firearm charges, threatening his political future
Matatiele mayor allegedly used municipal funds to attend Eastern Cape ANC conference
The municipality spent more than R13 000 to cover mayor’s costs for a meeting on HIV/Aids, which officials say he did not show up for
Deaths at eNyobeni tavern a wake-up call for the youth
Papama Mnqandi is a social entrepreneur and youth activist based in the Eastern Cape.
Eastern Cape owes SMEs more than R2-billion
Small businesses are on their knees
Creecy taken to court over oil, gas plan
An environment group says its application is a ‘watershed’ case for stopping deep sea exploration
Sisulu’s multimillion-rand housing ‘corruption’ headache in the Eastern Cape
National treasury and SIU flag gross misconduct in minister’s department with no heads rolling as millions keep disappearing
After Avethandwa: Basic education department to review excursions outside school hours
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp in the Eastern Cape, but the provincial department of education has distanced itself from the tragedy
Avethandwa Nokhangela drowned at an Equal Education camp, and her family wants answers
The family of a drowned schoolgirl says NGO Equal Education must explain why it allowed learners to swim at a dangerous beach with no lifeguards
Eastern Cape teenager drowns during an Equal Education leadership camp
The provincial department of education has called for a full investigation into the tragedy, while the organisation said an internal inquiry would be done by the Equal Education…
WSU suspends classes and exams to avoid the spread of Covid-19
The university says it has to take the precautionary measures because 26 students have tested positive on its East London campus
Fort Hare students test positive for Covid after partying
The 30 students, who went to a bash at a tavern in East London, were not wearing masks, did not sanitise their hands nor keep to social distancing regulations.
Eastern Cape fails tracing and testing
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
Engineering slips out of gear at varsity
Walter Sisulu University wants to reprioritise R178-million that it stands to give back to treasury after failing to spend it