Your lack of action . . . is resulting in R90-million a month being lost — Bobby Stevenson OPPOSITION parties have lashed out at Eastern Cape premier Noxolo Kiviet’s failure to show leadership in the crises facing the provincial departments of education and health during her state of the province address last week. In her [...]

The Premier’s speech correctly mentioned the areas of job creation, infrastructure and rural development as well as education and crime. But she did not pronounce a bold, brave and decisive leadership vision necessary to create rising opportunity in the province. The twin pillars of rising opportunity are heavily dependent on economic growth and a decent [...]

The Premier, Noxolo Kiviet, must decisively spell out how the Provincial Government is going to improve governance in the Eastern Cape so we can create the right climate for economic growth and job creation. A job is the best passport out of poverty. Corruption, maladministration, irregular tender practices and general inefficiencies are a turnoff to [...]

OPPOSITION parties at the provincial legislature cried foul yesterday after they were excluded from a delegation to attend public hearings on the Protection of State Information Bill, to be held in three districts today. The delegation was later rejigged to accommodate their protests by legislature speaker Fikile Xasa.

THE Chief Parliamentary Officer at the provincial legislature has resigned after working for the institution since in 1994. Herlu Smith has now joined the Office of the Premier (OTP) as Chief State Law Adviser, a position previously held by Zoleka Fanana in an acting capacity. The position was left vacant in 2009 by Advocate Perry [...]

This updates my statement this morning in relation to opposition parties being excluded from the official delegation which was to accompany the National Council of Provinces ad hoc committee when they hold public hearings in the province on Thursday on the Protection of State Information Bill. Subsequent to my letter I was contacted by the [...]

In a shocking abuse of power and state resources the Eastern Cape Legislature has selected only ANC MPLs to officially accompany the National council of Provinces ad hoc committee when they hold public hearings in the province on Thursday on the Protection of State Information Bill.  Notice; NCOP hearings Protection of State Information Bill This [...]

The two-day lekgotla hosted by the Premier for members of the Executive Council, Mayors and CEO’s of parastatals needs to engage in some very serious introspection on the way forward for this province. Top of the agenda needs to be the issue of job creation and how we can make this a winning province which [...]

Meddling and cadre deployment caused education crisis that led to national intervention by Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga, writes Sam Mkokeli “THE department is not dealing with movie stars that will come back by popular demand,” Eastern Cape education MEC Stone Sizani said in 2001, as he faced public pressure to take back the sharp-shooting [...]