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The ANC and all political formations should resurrect or initiate political education and development institutes to help develop a new crop of leaders – different from howlers and nincompoops like Mbalula and Co.
From facing R1.2bn Eskom debt to the slow progress of national government intervention, 2023 has been a roller-coaster ride for the cash-strapped Enoch Mgijima municipality. The Komani-based local authority tried every trick in the book to cut costs in an attempt to service its debt with the power utility, including moves to sidestep a salary hike for its employees.
New Year’s Day was filled with excitement for many new moms and dads as 200 baby boys and girls were born in public healthcare facilities in the Eastern Cape, bringing joy to their parents on the first day of 2024.
From forfeiting R100m while schools are in dire need of infrastructural upgrades to an uproar over a UAE delegation landing at Bulembu Airport, there was never a dull moment in 2023 in the Eastern Cape’s political and administrative affairs. The Dispatch is looking back at the year that was, reflecting on some of the topical issues that had set the news agenda for the province.