Summer initiation season death toll rises to 13
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Eastern Cape education department gears up for 2026 with stationery delivery on track
The Eastern Cape education department is confident it will hit the ground running at the start of the 2026 academic year, having completed the delivery of stationery.
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Withholding results unlawful, education MEC warns schools
Eastern Cape education MEC Fundile Gade has warned schools against withholding results or report cards, saying this is against the law.
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Further delay in Enyobeni Tavern inquest outcome
The parents of the 21 young people who died at the Enyobeni Tavern will have to wait until 2026 to know if anyone will be held criminally liable for their deaths.
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Court orders Matlala’s company to be evicted over unpaid rent of nearly R260,000
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New claims of corruption and maladministration at Frere Hospital
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Further delay in Enyobeni Tavern inquest outcome
Withholding results unlawful, education MEC warns schools
Court orders Matlala’s company to be evicted over unpaid rent of nearly R260,000
‘Dalindyebo is not bigger than AbaThembu nation’: royal houses slam king’s Israel visit
‘If the ANC was corrupt, we’d not be poor’: Mahlengi Bhengu on party’s financial woes
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