Historic Fort Hare buildings torched during student protests
They are demanding the immediate resignation of Vice Chancellor Professor Sakhela Buhlungu
Brief | 10 October 2025
Teen initiation fights: police probe attempted murder charges
Residents say these fights have become more violent with the use of dangerous weapons like garden shears, machetes and sticks
News | 9 October 2025
Eastern Cape families affected by 2023 floods to wait until next year for houses
Huge housing project launched before the floods is still in initial phase
News | 7 October 2025
50,000 people and only one ambulance
Five out of six ambulances in the Sundays River Valley Municipality have broken down
News | 28 September 2025
Municipal strike called off in Buffalo City
SAMWU members went on strike for a week over outsourcing
Brief | 23 September 2025
Thousands of municipal workers take to the streets in Buffalo City, despite interdict
Roads around the city barricaded with burning tyres, but SAMWU denies its members were involved
Brief | 17 September 2025
Teachers at Eastern Cape school give up their toilet to grade R learners
Jongikhaya teachers and learners share broken pit toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 17 September 2025
Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services
News | 16 September 2025
Gang violence forces Kariega families to abandon their homes
More than 30 homes torched or vandalised as criminals target community leaders and witnesses in a suspected campaign of intimidation
News | 10 September 2025