Rural Eastern Cape children left to hitchhike to school
About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year
Brief | 6 March 2026
Woman with throat cancer waits 11 years for house
Noncedo Holiwe lives in a crumbling, two-roomed mud house with broken windows and a leaking roof
Brief | 3 March 2026
Gqeberha budget bungle sparks protest
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality officials will visit Westville informal settlement next Tuesday to give feedback on its plan for the area
Brief | 26 February 2026
Learners at this overcrowded school are being taught outside
“When the rain stops, we wipe our desks and continue with the lesson”
News | 26 February 2026
Long shot: Hawks probe fraud allegations at shooting range
The Umzimvubu Local Municipality has already spent millions of rands on the project, but the site remains deserted and incomplete
Brief | 23 February 2026
Pensioners in court for seizing municipal vehicle
Eastern Cape villagers refuse to allow the grader to leave until it finishes fixing their road
Brief | 19 February 2026
Cofimvaba: a town without public toilets
Last week, the town was down to just two toilets but these have no water
Brief | 18 February 2026
Sewage is spilling into Cofimvaba River
Villagers and livestock have been drinking rancid river water
Brief | 16 February 2026
Tribunal finds Judge Selby Mbenenge not guilty of gross misconduct
While cleared of sexual harassment, tribunal finds a “degree of misconduct” for initiating and conducting relationship at work
Law | 31 January 2026