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.
The voter registration weekend was not without drama as ANC election posters about the South African Social Security Agency ruffled feathers and sparked debate on whether the party should take credit for social grant payouts.
Education experts and political leaders have welcomed a recommendation by the SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) for child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape to be declared a state of disaster.
A senior Labour inspector says officials uncovered a multitude of safety issues at the offices of the South African Social Security Agency in Chatsworth, prompting its temporary closure.