“Violence is the only language our government understands”
Ngcobo residents block R61, demand better roads
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 7 August 2018
School mergers worsen scholar transport problem
We have never merged two schools without consent or consultation with the community, maintains education department
Brief | 23 July 2018
Eastern Cape taxis threaten “strike” unless road is tarred
Money budgeted for tarring road was diverted for disaster relief in 2009
Brief | 18 July 2018
No toilets for informal settlement in Mthatha
The municipality says it can’t provide services because residents occupied the land illegally
Brief | 6 July 2018
Policeman accused of beating women because they are lesbian
Officer due to appear in court on 17 July
Brief | 3 July 2018
Mthatha commuters want central taxi rank re-opened
Ranks were closed at the end of April following scores of deaths linked to taxi violence
Brief | 26 June 2018
Workers at Walter Sisulu University demand to be insourced
Cleaners and security guards ask Mthatha municipality to intervene in negotiations with management
Brief | 13 June 2018
Mobile police station for Walter Sisulu Mthatha campus
“This intervention was long overdue. We will now walk safer around campus,” says student
Brief | 11 June 2018
Bus driver explains why he’s on strike
Unpaid work time, long hours, no time with his family
News | 4 May 2018