East London’s Frere Hospital is facing a critical shortage of staff, resulting in a focus on emergencies, leaving a huge waiting list of those in need of surgery and other treatment.
Eastern Cape artists, including Nkosinathi Mankayi’s sister Amanda Mankayi, are among the nominees for the 17th SA Traditional Music Achievement (Satma) Awards.
The Eastern Cape Development Corporation (ECDC) is owed a staggering R438m by defaulting tenants who occupy the corporation’s properties, including provincial government departments, municipalities, political parties, security companies, law firms, funeral undertakers and churches. The ECDC has properties in Mdantsane, Qonce, Mthatha, Butterworth and Komani for commercial and residential use.
Members of the law fraternity who were at university with new deputy chief justice Mandisa Maya at Unitra and those attorneys and advocates who worked with her are proud of the history she has made and the milestones she has achieved. Mthatha advocate Mathobela Sishushuba was at Unitra (now Walter Sisulu University) with her, both as a student and a lecturer, and later they shared chambers as advocates at the Mthatha Bar.