ANC national executive member Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has warned the party’s Eastern Cape leadership to fix water and roads or risk losing support in the 2024 general election.
Desperate unemployed Eastern Cape mothers are looking to prostitution as their last hope of providing food for their children. Some told the Dispatch they had ended up with multiple partners because of promises that the men would look after them, while others said depression caused by their situations had resulted in them becoming aggressive towards their children.
Tsomo residents used Friday’s Eastern Cape presidential imbizo, convened by President Cyril Ramaphosa, to appeal for the construction of a public hospital in the small town. Poor rural infrastructure, unemployment and hunger were some of the other main concerns raised by residents from the Chris Hani and Amathole district municipalities during the gathering.
The Eastern Cape government held a Women’s Day celebration event in the coastal village of kuNombanjana in Centane on Wednesday, but not without hiccups, as some guests were stuck for more than two hours due to the slippery road.