Ban on game meat processing could kill hunting industry
The Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform’s (DRDAR) ban on game meat processing outside of an abattoir could kill off the hunting industry in the Eastern Cape. A recent […]
DA calls on the people to give voice to drought crisis in Eastern Cape
The drought affecting the Eastern Cape is growing more dire by the day. Still, Premier Oscar Mabuyane refuses to declare the province a disaster area. Years of requests to the […]
What will it take for Mabuyane to declare a provincial drought disaster?
What will it take for the Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, to admit that his province is facing a catastrophic water shortage and must be declared a drought disaster area? […]
Agricultural loans: Money for nothing at the taxpayers’ expense
The Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency (ECRDA) has been dishing out taxpayer’s money, as loans, with apparently no intention of getting it back, despite offering some of the lowest interest […]
R20 billion alarm bell for EC municipalities
Eastern Cape residents and businesses have been especially hard hit by the economic fallout of the Coronavirus pandemic, as money owed to local government for services soars past R20-billion. Alarm […]
Eastern Cape Drought – Provincial Government has no plans
The ANC provincial government today have made it clear that, when it comes to addressing the crippling drought that the province is facing, they are leaving the people of this […]
Minister Didiza must intervene and assist EC farmers
The seven-year drought that has decimated the western parts of the Eastern Cape has farmers on their knees. Despite continued calls on the Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, to declare […]
Budget hard pill for some to swallow
The Eastern Cape Budget tabled by Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko today could not accommodate all the promises made by Premier Oscar Mabuyane during his State of the Province Address. The […]
Budget needs to back SOPA promises
The Eastern Cape Budget to be tabled by Finance MEC Mlungisi Mvoko on Wednesday must back the promises made by Premier Oscar Mabuyane, in his recent State of the Province […]
EC Premier must declare drought disaster
The Democratic Alliance, during a sitting of the Eastern Cape Legislature yesterday, called upon Premier Oscar Mabuyane, to declare the Eastern Cape as a Drought Disaster area. The entire western […]
Issued by Retief Odendaal MPL