‘Patients without referrals overcrowd Frere hospital’
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Patients at the Frere Hospital’s maternity ward in East London say lack of beds is affecting them.
Vote counting in full swing
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Vote counting is continuing in earnest in Limpopo after elections
Healthcare professionals in Bhisho demand job placements
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Healthcare professionals marched to the Health Department in Bhisho.
E Cape hemp producers seek government support
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Eastern Cape hemp producers are calling for government assistance with resources…
Eastern Cape scholar transport operator strike closes major roads
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Eastern Cape taxi shutdown affects commuters and motorists
‘SA’s democracy threatened by high unemployment rate’
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high levels of poverty and inequality to what he calls the government’s systematic failures.
SAFTU holds shopsteward council to celebrate of Workers’ Day in EC
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SAFTU is holding a shop stewards’ council in Qonce in the Eastern Cape.
SAHRC criticises stakeholders over Enyobeni tavern tragedy
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The SAHRC says various stakeholders failed to do their part to prevent human rights violations.
MK Party leader Jacob Zuma addresses EC internal party squabbles
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MK leader, Jacob Zuma, has descended in the Eastern Cape to address party squabbles.
Political parties in the Eastern Cape sign Electoral Code of Conduct
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The code provides guidelines ensuring that the electoral process is conducted in an orderly manner.
Mabuyane promises to recall deployees who fail to do their job
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Mabuyane says the party will recall deployees who fail to do their job.
Mabuyane confident ANC will emerge victorious, govern Eastern Cape
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The ANC has been in power in the Eastern Cape since 1994.
Families in Amathole District call for govt help after storm damage
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Eastern Cape storm victims call government after heavy rains left a trail of destruction
E Cape credits high matric pass rate to effective support systems
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The province is celebrating a 4% improvement after attaining 81.4% for the matric class of 2023.
Deaths of initiates could have been prevented: Cogta Deputy Minister
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Cogta says deaths of initiates could have been avoided if all the parties had played their part
New music from Zahara expected next year: Thebe
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Mojalefa Thebe says Zahara’s fans should expect music from the departed songbird sometime next year
E Cape sees alarming rise in deaths during summer initiation season
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The death toll during the summer initiation season in the Eastern Cape has surged to 28.
Efforts to curb death of initiates in EC yield no positive outcomes
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Efforts to curb death of initiates in the Eastern Cape yield no positive outcomes.
Zahara’s remains return to East London
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The remains of Bulelwa “Zahara” Mkutukana arrived in East London on Saturday.
Makhanda High Court reserves judgment on Intercape’s contempt case
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Makhanda Court reserves judgment on Intercape’s contempt of court case against Police Department