An impressive 601,715 people are registered to vote in Nelson Mandela Bay in the May 29 national and provincial elections, with the majority being women.
Millions of rand of public money and the management of a municipal pension fund scheme are at the centre of an impending clash in the Makhanda high court.
Various factors have resulted in more than 57,000 “possible dropouts” over the course of a year in the Eastern Cape schooling system a sobering figure that has come to light as pupils across the province prepare for their mid-year examinations.
If the Proteas can ditch the nervous jitters that routinely accompany them to major cricket tournaments, they have firepower needed to lift the coveted T20 World Cup trophy in Barbados on June 29.