Abject poverty and a sickly mother and toddler in need of care have left three young children with no choice but to put their schooling on hold.The Qalashe siblings aged 13, 11 and nine have been attending school intermittently to look after their three-year-old brother and 29-year-old widowed mother, Nofika, who has been bedridden since 2021.
Buffalo City Metro mayor Princess Faku is among eight senior Eastern Cape leaders who have been elected onto the powerful national executive committee (NEC) of the ANC Women’s League making the province one of the biggest winners at the league’s national elective conference.
Despite interventions by social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta to ensure social workers are safe when conducting home visits, staff are still living with trauma after robberies last year.
Social development MEC Bukiwe Fanta has announced a total of 200 unemployed social workers will be hired by the department in the upcoming financial year.
Last week, newspapers were filled with good-news stories of increased matric pass rates, high achievers and children who rose above extremely difficult home circumstances to stand with the best.