Rural Eastern Cape children left to hitchhike to school

About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year

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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

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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

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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”

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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

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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

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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

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Brief | 18 February 2026

Sewage is spilling into Cofimvaba River

Villagers and livestock have been drinking rancid river water

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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

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Law | 31 January 2026