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Public servants should forget about wanting to “serve as both administrators and political bearers at the same time”, said PSC commissioner Anele Gxoyiya. File photo
ANELE GXOYIYA

Government owes its suppliers more than R3-billion, public service quarterly report reveals

Late or non-payment by departments demonstrates little care for small businesses – says PSC commissioner

  • Eunice Masson
3 min read
The EC transport department is hard at work to ensure that gravel roads are upgraded and that strategic bridges are built
ADVERTORIAL SUPPLEMENT

Facts and figures: 2019/2020 policy speech

‘As individuals and a collective, let us do our bit in the building the Eastern Cape we want’

  • Advertorial Supplement
10 min read
Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle says the province’s most precious resources are its people and natural resources – which includes the land
AGRICULTURE

Land is the gold required for economic transformation

‘The people of the province must put their shoulders to the wheel’

  • Siya Miti
4 min read
Dubious victory: Sudan’s President Omar al-Bashir reportedly took 94.5% of all votes cast in the April elections. The opposition parties boycotted the ?elections.
EASTERN CAPE

Eastern Cape’s economy is growing

The Special Economic Zones have created thousands of jobs

  • Siya Miti
7 min read
Forced removals from District Six meant residents in the area were displaced and forced to live in and around the Cape Flats.
COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE

Progress in health, human settlements and education

Masuelle highlighted improvements in delivery of services for education

  • Siya Miti
6 min read
It now seems a matter of ‘when’ and not ‘if’ President Jacob Zuma will step down.
AFRICAN NATIONAL CONGRESS

Zuma digs in heels ahead of Sona

The president ‘will risk impeachment’ as he fights to the bitter end to exit on his own terms.

  • Staff Reporter
7 min read
No case had been made out to nullify that conference
ANC NEC

Good news, bad news for ANC rebels in Grahamstown court judgment

The High Court judgment has provided a glimmer of hope for those who have threatened similarly to challenge ANC proceedings.

  • Phillip De Wet
3 min read
CAPE TOWN

E Cape govt ‘at war with the poor’

The increase in the number of cases where the Eastern Cape provincial government is contesting the right of poor citizens to access social grants suggests that the majority party…

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read