Teachers quit Eastern Cape school after accusations of violence against learners
Ngqeleni Junior Secondary School has been short of 14 teachers since March
News | 2 August 2023
No water, toilets or electricity in multi-million rand Eastern Cape taxi rank
The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with the municipality for over eight years
News | 4 July 2023
Foundation honouring Uyinene Mrwetyana kicks off with programme for boys
The foundation’s aim is to foster responsible and compassionate young men through sports as a strategy to combat gender-based violence and femicide.
Brief | 15 June 2023
Funds shortage leads Eastern Cape education department to investigate Mthatha school principal
Learners have protested over a lack of desks and textbooks
News | 15 June 2023
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