The hall was packed and buzzing with excitement as around fifty students gathered one afternoon on Ikhala’s Queenstown campus. One of the students eagerly waiting in line was Tabisa Ntamo.
Eastern Cape municipalities that have been battling to service Eskom debt have been given a lifeline after finance minister Enoch Godongwana announced on Wednesday the introduction of a new R2bn conditional grant to fund the rollout of smart prepaid meters. This will begin with municipalities that have been approved for debt relief.
If the Eastern Cape health department intended to downgrade Cathcart Hospital, the plan has been put on hold.There was an often-violent weeklong community protest after people were informed on February 9 of the intention to downgrade the hospital, with the department citing low bed occupancy.