Rail theft case postponed after state witness no-show
Mthuthuzeli Swartz was arrested in 2019. His trial has faced delay after delay.
Law | 9 December 2025
State witness fails to arrive for massive Eastern Cape rail theft case
Court to hear application for cross-examination to occur online
Law | 8 December 2025
Kouga’s failed R1.4-million mini market project
A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened
Brief | 8 December 2025
Eastern Cape villagers finally get water, but only for a few days
Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water
News | 5 December 2025
Understaffed, crumbling Eastern Cape clinic cannot meet demand
New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete
Brief | 1 December 2025
Part Two: Dodgy Nguni cattle deals uncovered at Fort Hare
A forensic investigation of a research farm found cattle sold for below market prices
By Raymond Joseph, Johnnie Isaac, Nathan Geffen and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 28 November 2025
Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance
Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university
By Raymond Joseph, Johnnie Isaac, Nathan Geffen and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 27 November 2025
Eastern Cape families go to court over water
Despite a court order, the Amathole District Municipality has not provided water to Centane villages, they say
By Liezl Human
News | 26 November 2025
Unfenced army base outside Makhanda claims another life
At least six people have been killed or injured by explosives from the largely unfenced 6 SA Infantry Battalion training area
News | 20 November 2025