The Eastern Cape provincial government owes billions of rand to its suppliers as it continues to fail to meet the target of paying invoices within 30 days.This is according to the latest information provided by the Public Service Commission through the public service’s publication, PULSE.
Six of the 11 mineworkers who died in the tragic conveyance cage accident at the Impala Platinum (Implats) mine in Rustenburg on Monday are from the Eastern Cape, according to the Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (Amcu).
Women who head more than 100 destitute families in a remote Cwebeni village in Port St Johns, related how traumatic it was to watch their children cry when they had nothing to eat.
Following a number of traditional leadership disputes and claims in the Eastern Cape, premier Oscar Mabuyane has decided to establish a four-member investigative committee to deal with the issues.