Suspect Fatally Shot in Police Shootout Outside Centane

Suspect Fatally Shot in Police Shootout Outside Centane

A 39-year-old man was fatally wounded in a shootout with police officers at Macibe Location outside Centane on Friday, September 12, 2025. According to police...
One of the homes that has been burnt in Joe Slovo, Kariega. Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane.

Gang violence forces Kariega families to abandon their homes

More than 30 RDP homes have been torched or vandalised in Joe Slovo, Kariega, in the past year, some just 50 metres from...
Major Job Losses Loom at Eastern Cape Pharma Plant Following US Regulatory Crackdown

Major Job Losses Loom at Eastern Cape Pharma Plant Following US...

More than 900 jobs are at risk at Aspen Pharmacare’s eyedrop manufacturing facility following a damaging inspection by the United States Food and Drug...
Rural Eastern Cape Community Forced Back to River as Water Infrastructure Fails

Rural Eastern Cape Community Forced Back to River as Water Infrastructure...

Residents of a rural Eastern Cape community were recently compelled to collect water from a local river after a complete failure of municipal infrastructure...
Protesters listen to provincial health official Mzoli Njalo after they closed NU2 Motherwell clinic in Gqeberha on Monday. Photo: Joseph Chirume.

Fed up Gqeberha residents close clinic

Residents shut the NU2 Motherwell clinic in Gqeberha all of Monday, alleging misconduct by some employees at the facility. A petition signed by 200 people,...
Ngcobo Arrest Links Suspect to Murder, Unlicensed Firearm Charges

Ngcobo Arrest Links Suspect to Murder, Unlicensed Firearm Charges

A 29-year-old man is set to appear in the Ngcobo Magistrate’s Court today, Tuesday, 02 September 2025, facing a charge of possession of an...
Motherwell Community Marches for Healthcare: Residents Demand Improved Services at NU 2 Clinic

Motherwell Community Marches for Healthcare: Residents Demand Improved Services at NU...

Frustrated residents of Motherwell are taking to the streets today in a planned march to the local NU 2 clinic, demanding urgent improvements to...
South African Human Rights Commission Condemns Makana Municipality Over Water Crisis, Considers Council Dissolution

South African Human Rights Commission Condemns Makana Municipality Over Water Crisis,...

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has issued a scathing rebuke of the Makana Municipality's leadership, lambasting the Municipal Manager and the Mayor...
Construction of a multi-purpose centre in Tsomo started in January 2015. It is still unfinished. Photo: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

A decade and millions of rands later, Eastern Cape community centre...

Construction of a cultural, sports and community resource centre in the rural Eastern Cape town of Tsomo started in January 2015. It was meant...
A truck torched by protesters in Westville on Wednesday. Photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane

Fed-up with unresponsive officials, Gqeberha protesters torch trucks

Two trucks, one carrying bread, were torched during a protest by about 200 protesters from Westville informal settlement in KwaDwesi Extension, Gqeberha, on Wednesday. On...
James Kleynhans dam outside Makhanda. Archive photo: Loyiso Dyongman

Contractor speaks out on Makana pump supply debacle

In 2022, Makana municipality paid R2.7-million for a pump needed as part of their water supply system. A further R2-million due on the...
Eastern Cape Attorney Struck Off Roll for Drafting Court Judgment in Own Case

Eastern Cape Attorney Struck Off Roll for Drafting Court Judgment in...

In a landmark ruling that underscores the absolute integrity required of officers of the court, the Eastern Cape Division of the High Court has...