NEWS FLASH


Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane’s description of our province as “a story of good progress” is a delusional fairy tale that ignores the harsh realities confronting citizens daily. This is best summed up by the fact that there is no water in the Legislature right now. We can’t turn on a tap or flush the toilets in the building that is the centre of government in this province. How much …


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EDITORIAL


There has been a strong focus recently on the latest audit outcomes of municipalities, and what this reveals about the state of local government. In the Eastern Cape, 13 of the 39 municipalities audit reports worsened and only one received a clean audit. But is a clean audit the only measure of a municipality’s effectiveness, and does this indicate whether a municipality is succeeding in improving the quality of life …


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LATEST PRESS RELEASES


The Democratic Alliance (DA) has reported the notorious N10 “pothole” road to the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL). As the volume of vehicles, particularly trucks used to transport manganese, has increased, this national road has become a death trap. The road surface has deteriorated and is riddled with potholes, forcing drivers to swerve into oncoming traffic or risk catastrophic vehicle damage. Roads are to the province’s economy what …


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Homeless people in the Eastern Cape have been on the increase as the uncaring ANC government keeps on turning its back on people living on the streets of our towns and metros. Their attitude to homelessness is summed up by the words of COGTA MEC, Zolile Williams, “not applicable.” Living on the streets is a challenge, especially in winter. Individuals struggle to get food, stay warm and dry. Sadly, this …


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Eastern Cape Education MEC, Fundile Gade, must be called to account on his Department’s repeated failures to address death trap pit latrines at schools. How many more innocent lives must we lose before the MEC starts holding his officials accountable and starts taking action? Parents cannot be tortured by the nightmare of having to lose a child in this horrific way. The death of four-year-old Langalam Viki, who died in …


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