Overcrowded schools accuse government of breaking promises
The grade 8 class at Phangindlela Junior Secondary in Mqanduli has 147 learners cramped into one classroom
News | 22 April 2022
Mthatha flood victims waiting since 2013 to be relocated
Only 63 out of more than 400 people have been relocated to RDP houses
News | 23 February 2022
45,000 commuters use four toilets at Mthatha taxi rank
Construction of a new rank has been halted since 2010
News | 8 December 2021
Filthy Mthatha is a pigsty, say residents
Council has just approved a Waste Management Turnaround Plan, says municipality
News | 6 December 2021
Attacks, stock theft, shrinking pastures, drought and a lack of vets: Eastern Cape horse owners in dire straits
As government prioritises food production, horse farmers are left out
News | 17 November 2021
Grant beneficiaries are paying R100 of their R350 to jump the queue
“We are not forcing anyone to pay the money. We are creating jobs for ourselves”
News | 27 October 2021
Pregnant women queue all night outside abortion clinic
“Poor treatment like this forces some of the women to go for illegal abortions”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 21 October 2021
Mthatha families buy their own transformers to electrify their homes
“Children want electricity to do their school assignments”
News | 20 October 2021
Thousands struggle daily to get water in Mthatha
Municipal supplied jojo tanks were last filled in August in Joe Slovo Extension
News | 18 October 2021