Staff, medicine and water shortages in Eastern Cape clinics – SAHRC demands answers
The EC Department of Health has been given until 30 March to address all outstanding complaints.
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Grieving families in endless wait for answers as Enyobeni inquest stumbles again
The inquest into the causes of the 2022 tragedy has been postponed to the 23rd of February.
Community to appeal Bhisho court’s life sentences for vigilante killings
The Bhisho High Court sentenced 16 members of Amagqunukhwebe communities to four life terms and more.
‘A Moral and Political Failure’: Civics, parliamentarians and the Public Protector blast Enoch Mgijima Municipality
With R1.7-billion in debt, only four refuse trucks for 30,000 homes, and councillors owing R3.3-million in unpaid rates, Komani activists say their municipality is “in autopilot mode”.
New regulations to curb underage drinking
The new regulations involve the integration of municipal requirements in liquor licensing and on-site accountability.
Mthatha, a scene of grief and trauma
The deluge on the night of 10 June swept away homes in Mthatha. The death toll in the Eastern Cape floods continues to rise.
‘No 10-year-old should be a mother’: Eastern Cape’s child pregnancy crisis
More than 15,000 girls aged just 10 to 19 years have given birth in the Eastern Cape since April 2024, a deepening crisis of child pregnancy driven by poor health access, limited education, and systemic neglect.
Bush toilets and bucket water for occupiers of RDP houses and their rightful owners
Lack of basic services is at the centre of discontent in two East London settlements.
Enyobeni survivors testify in court
The Inquest will resume in June with Enyobeni owner expected to testify.
Rage over rape of seven-year-old ‘Cwecwe’ in Matatiele
Parliament’s education committee plans to visit the alleged scene of the crime at Bergview College in the coming weeks.
Students have higher education minister on-side against University of Fort Hare
The minister has given Fort Hare five days to come up with an implementation plan and report on issues facing students.
Pit toilets replaced by substandard ‘improved’ pit toilets in EC schools
The ventilated improved pit latrines built in Eastern Cape schools do not meet safety standards.
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