Chris Hani district municipal officials pounced on a noncompliant wholesaler and temporarily closed it after products that expired in 2021 were found on its shelves and in storerooms this week.
Former cop Ronnie Doko has been found guilty of murdering a priest, a traditional leader and a businessman who the ex-warrant officer killed over a church site dispute two years ago.Doko, 57, appearing in the Mthatha high court sitting in Butterworth on Tuesday, was also found guilty of attempted murder.
In a nation where the spirit of ubuntu, the belief in the interconnectedness of humanity, is deeply ingrained, the Eastern Cape's child-headed families stand as a stark reminder of the harsh socio-economic disparities that persist in SA.
Child-headed families in the Eastern Cape are battling to make ends meet, with older siblings having to step in to play the role of parents to younger ones, while the children’s performance at school also often suffers.
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is on a drive to raise R900m in private investment and R468m in public funding by the end of the 2027/28 financial year.