Ngcobo taxi drivers meet government to resolve Intercape bus dispute
On Monday afternoon, scores of taxis formed a long convoy through the town near the municipal offices. They have been striking since 18 August.
Brief | 7 September 2026
Auto workers suspend 11-week strike as talks continue
Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation’s vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha are expected to resume work next week
By Greg Dor
News | 4 September 2026
Rural community wins court battle for access road
Ehesini’s impassable road in the Eastern Cape cut off villagers, left children struggling to access schools and ambulances unable to reach villages
Law | 27 August 2026
In this town, old women have to relieve themselves in a field
Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997
News | 26 August 2026
Government admits it unlawfully withheld billions from schools
Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won’t get the money back
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Chuma Ntshingana
News | 19 August 2026
Eastern Cape protesters win fight against municipal manager
Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi faces allegations of mismanagement
Brief | 18 August 2026
MEC heckled and insulted by protesters
Ngcobo shut down for fourth day as residents call for removal of municipal manager
Brief | 14 August 2026
Lost or locked in cupboards: inside the R686-million Eastern Cape matric tablet programme
We contacted 12 schools and not one of them is still running the programme
By Gcina Ntsaluba, Zipho Ndwayana and Rod Amner
News | 12 August 2026
South African jobs at stake as March and March close immigrant shops in Mdantsane
“We came here to create jobs, not to take them,” says hardware store owner
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 11 August 2026