For hundreds of children in Scenery Park, Tuesdays, Saturdays and Sundays are when they get a meal of fresh bread and hot chips provided by Local Hero nominee Rodney Parsons, 59, of Amalinda.
The first court appearance by a school principal accused of raping a 21-year-old Grade 12 pupil in his school in Ntabankulu attracted plenty of drama on Monday.
Six Eastern Cape pupils died in a horrific accident after a truck driver allegedly lost control of his vehicle, which ploughed into a loaded scholar transport bakkie. Officials have confirmed that the scholar transport bakkie carrying 21 learners was hit from behind, killing six pupils instantly.
The Eastern Cape education department has pledged to help the families of the two Dale Junior pupils who died in a vehicle accident on the N2 on Tuesday after returning from a hockey match.