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
Human Rights Commission asked to look into post-apartheid forced removal
255 people live in dire circumstances in “Soweto” in Mthatha after they were forcefully relocated in 2012
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Hoseya Jubase
News | 18 October 2021
Mthatha school has been waiting 18 months for pit toilets
Learners use an open field, teachers go to neighbouring houses
News | 5 February 2020
Exams postponed at King Sabata College
Management decision follows student protests against delayed NSFAS allowances
Brief | 31 August 2018
Mthatha villagers block road, demand electricity
Mayor agrees to convene a meeting
Brief | 21 August 2018