South Africa's municipal crisis is marked by widespread service delivery failures, technical bankruptcy, and mismanagement, especially in the Eastern Cape, where many municipalities cannot meet basic operational costs or spend government…
The SACP has emerged as the fourth-largest political party by candidate numbers for South Africa's 2026 local government elections, marking a historic shift from its traditional alliance role with the ANC.
A major fraud crackdown by Sassa in the Eastern Cape has revealed widespread corruption, with about 1,000 cases under investigation involving staff, syndicates, and ineligible beneficiaries, resulting in suspected losses of around R10…
Persistent theft and vandalism of electrical infrastructure in Dimbaza's Nomgwadla village have led to power outages, business losses, and disruptions to daily life.
The fatal stabbing of 16-year-old Siphosethu Jack at Kuyasa Senior Secondary School in Dimbaza has highlighted deep concerns about school safety and violence.
South Africa’s protection order regime to curb gender-based violence and femicide is criticized for lacking effective implementation, with high-profile cases showing that current measures often fail to protect victims.
Women across SA are lacing up their running shoes in honour of Elizabeth “Tsontso” Moselakgomo, the 38-year-old mother who was killed after going for a run in Rhodesfield, Kempton Park.
Many South African municipalities are under serious financial strain. This manifests in a continuous struggle to maintain infrastructure and deliver basic services.
The road to education can be a treacherous one for many children in the Eastern Cape, particularly those who live in remote and far-flung villages.
In its efforts to boost township and rural economies, Buffalo City metro is encouraging local entrepreneurs to venture into retail spaces, including through a programme providing containers for residents to establish spaza shops.
President Cyril Ramaphosa often envisions the history of a democratic SA pivoting on the actions of heroic individuals.
The Eastern Cape has long been plagued by high crime levels with some of its policing districts earning the infamous tag of being SA’s rape or murder capital.
Digitalisation is the defining structural shift in contemporary tertiary education. It is serving as a powerful game-changer for South African higher education, particularly for historically disadvantaged and remote institutions such as…
SA is deep in the throes of poverty, unemployment and inequality. The triple challenges are even more pronounced in our deeply rural province. This publication has reported on mothers killing their children and later taking their own…
on daily acts of self-worth, Black Consciousness empowered individuals to reclaim agency and resist structural oppression, fostering resilience even amid enduring inequality and disappointment in post-apartheid South Africa.
Coalition governments have exposed serious weaknesses in SA’s local government system.
On Monday we reported on an insect surge in some parts of Buffalo City metro. And the following day we splashed with the mass mortality of sardines along our coastline.
Efforts to combat gender-based violence (GBV) have understandably focused on protecting victims, supporting survivors and bringing perpetrators to justice.
Every now and then an individual, or an organisation, will step up and simply take on the burden of providing, educating and generally improving the lives of others.
We celebrate the courage of the women who marched to the Union Buildings in 1956 and famously declared that “Wathint’ abafazi, wathint’ imbokodo” (you strike a woman, you strike a rock).
