South Africa|Eastern Cape

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Farm workers demand dividends from black empowerment scheme

They have accused Endulini Fruit Farm of fronting in order to get land rights

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News | 13 November 2018

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15-year-old dream comes true for young entrepreneurs

New township bakery creates jobs for the youth of Duncan Village

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Solutions | 13 November 2018

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“The struggle for work in East London is hell”

Unemployed men wait on the side of the road for work

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News | 12 November 2018

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“Criminals rule this village”

Flagstaff residents demand better policing and tougher action

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Brief | 9 November 2018

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Emergency health workers demand overtime pay

Eastern Cape health department warns strike is illegal

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Brief | 6 November 2018

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Nkandla residents rally to fix municipal toilets

“Next year we won’t vote. We do not have a reason to vote.”

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Brief | 2 November 2018

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Court stops divorced women from facing destitution

Holomisa vs Holomisa is a victory for women living in the Transkei

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Law | 1 November 2018

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Residents struggle to rebuild after shack fire in East London

100 homes destroyed and 350 people displaced in Kwinana informal settlement

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Brief | 1 November 2018

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School has 196 learners and ten grades but only four classrooms

“I feel like I am running three different schools,” says principal

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Brief | 1 November 2018

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Taps often run dry in Eastern Cape village

Villagers say they have to draw water from a river and a dirty canal

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Brief | 31 October 2018

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Parents start imaginative project to stop children playing on dumpsite

“Some children developed rashes all over their bodies after playing with the rubbish”

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Brief | 29 October 2018

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Villagers waiting 20 years for basic services

Upper Xhwili near Mthatha has no electricity, piped clean water or decent roads

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News | 26 October 2018

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Cofimvaba’s R2 million traders’ stalls are empty after five years

Vendors say they can’t afford to buy R82 permits from the municipality

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Brief | 26 October 2018

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Rubbish uncollected for months in Port Elizabeth

Ward 58 councillor Mendiswa Makunga (ANC) stops assistant giving her phone number to GroundUp

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Brief | 25 October 2018

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NEHAWU threatens to “close” Eastern Cape

Union says provincial health department is dysfunctional

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Brief | 25 October 2018

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Toilets unserviced for five years in East London

Residents say 200 people use two working toilets and one communal tap

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Brief | 22 October 2018