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Rhodes University launches probe into water after gastro outbreak

Over 100 students and staff have been treated for diarrhoea, stomach cramps and vomiting

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Brief | 28 October 2026

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Butterworth children still taught in zinc shacks

James Nguza Junior Secondary School has 109 learners studying in overcrowded, leaking classrooms built as a temporary measure in 2009

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Brief | 28 October 2026

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Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

Upgrades to the Fort Beaufort water treatment works are months behind schedule

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Feature | 27 October 2026

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Learners wait seven years for R39-million school

Second building contractor fired and Eyabantu Senior Secondary School remains unfinished

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Brief | 22 October 2026

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SASSA pensioner builds her own house faster than the government

Government has left scores of houses for Eastern Cape storm victims incomplete

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News | 14 October 2026

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Six years later Eastern Cape storm victims still without houses

Some found their names were never on the beneficiary list

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News | 13 October 2026

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Eastern Cape villagers wait years for road project

A road connecting Ngqeleni to Canzibe near Mthatha is treacherous

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News | 13 October 2026

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Elections 2026: this village in the Langkloof orchards is strewn with rubbish

Residents of Louterwater in Kou-Kamma municipality complain of uncollected waste, persistent sewage overflows and inconsistent water supply

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Feature | 5 October 2026

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Rubber bullets fired at Rhodes graduation ceremony

Students continued to protest despite a high court interdict

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News | 2 October 2026