Matatiele
latest news & developmentsTaking the poo-lution out of nappies
An NGO is providing parents with reusable nappies made out of bamboo fibre to replace disposable ones
How environmental conservation is being inspired among Matatiele youth
Environmental and Rural Solutions (ERS) has been making a profound impact for the past 21 years
Matatiele council to probe mayor’s alleged misuse of funds to attend ANC conference
Move comes after a councillor from an opposition party filed an urgent motion to look into the allegations
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
Project to heal the land a success
A partnership with chiefs, NGOs and businesses is helping Matatiele’s small-scale farmers adopt conservation practices and so turn a profit
‘Presidential’ Radebe saves ANC coalition with AIC
Both parties have agreed to set timelines for the introduction of provincial legislature Bills to amend the border after the next meeting on March 15.
A tiny party throws the ANC a bone during post-election coalition bartering
The little-known AIC helps the ruling party clinch Ekurhuleni and Rustenberg — and the price rectifies the decade-old Matatiele boundary dispute.
Matatiele calm after demarcation violence
Matatiele was calm on Friday in the wake of violence that erupted following a march in support of the town’s incorporation into the Eastern Cape.
Mbeki visits Eastern Cape households
President Thabo Mbeki is currently visiting ordinary households in the rural community of Matatiele in the Eastern Cape, it was reported on Saturday.
Death toll from bus crash stands at 22, say cops
The death toll for the Eastern Cape bus crash stood at 22, including five children, police announced on Wednesday. The bus — which belongs to a private bus company — careened…
Court postpones Matatiele demarcation decision
The political party formed to keep Matatiele in KwaZulu-Natal, the African Independent Congress, says it is disappointed in the Constitutional Court’s decision not to make a…
‘Doctors can’t leave patients to fight their own battles’
An investigation has been ordered into an Eastern Cape doctor’s alleged refusal to treat a two-year-old rape victim on Saturday. The Eastern Cape health department’s…