The plight of Nelson Mandela Bay schools that have been battling overcrowding, some with more than 50 pupils crammed into a single classroom, could have been avoided.
Former Eastern Cape government director-general Marion Mbina-Mthembu and seven others were granted bail by the Zwelitsha magistrate’s court in Qonce on Tuesday after appearing on allegations including fraud and money laundering amounting to R20m.Mbina-Mthembu appeared alongside the former CFO in the office of the premier, Myirhakazi Hannah Ntshingila, and the former acting head of education, Sizakele Netshilaphala.
The last time a KwaDwesi woman saw her nephew, he had been beaten up and was being manhandled by a group of men who shoved him into their vehicle and sped off.