Enyobeni survivors testify in court
The Inquest will resume in June with Enyobeni owner expected to testify.
Eastern Cape
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.
Buffalo City residents protest against electricity price hikes
The Buffalo City ratepayers have vowed to disrupt mayoral events until she meets with them.
Liquor board, police and municipality all complicit in Emoyeni deaths – EC Human Rights Commission
The Eastern Cape Liquor Board is woefully understaffed yet has been unrestrained in issuing licenses.
The teachings of HIV, TB and Covid: Value community healthcare workers more
Community healthcare workers are indispensable to fighting health epidemics yet most are treated as volunteers deserving only of a stipend.
Long walk to school for learners in rural Eastern Cape
Ntabenkonyana learners brave bad weather and risk their lives and their futures just getting to school.
Enyobeni inquest to resume next year
The inquest into the Enyobeni Tavern tragedy in June 2022 has been postponed – for a third time – to get experts to testify on the building structure at the time and on the toxicology report.
Migrant labour and superstitions combine to make elderly women and young girls in Lusikisiki vulnerable to rape
A report by the CSVR paints a picture of how violent masculine cultures are behind Lusikisiki’s country-leading statistics on gender-based violence.
Dilapidated schools impair teaching and learning in the Eastern Cape
According to the department of education in the Eastern Cape, the improvement of facilities at almost half of the schools in the province is delayed while about a fifth have no electricity.
Water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay
According to the municipality the current average level in the five dams that supply the metro is 13,27%.
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