Schools in the Eastern Cape say that since 2020, the provincial education department has been funding them well under the minimum per-pupil allocation prescribed by the national basic education minister.

The MPC voted on Thursday to keep interest rates unchanged following a 25 basis point cut in November 2025.

President Cyril Ramaphosa, delivering the closing address of the ANC’s lekgotla on Monday, made a promise that his party, come this year’s local government elections, would deploy capable leaders.

Concerns over safety and security at Eastern Cape schools have once again resurfaced after a tragic shooting at Ntabankulu Primary School last week.

Early childhood development has long been recognised as crucial for creating a foundation for children’s lifelong learning and development.

The Buffalo City Metro announced that nine suspected cable thieves have been arrested and an illegal scrapyard shut down.

Days after being captured in a Caracas safe house, ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro finds himself in a far less hospitable environment: a Brooklyn jail where he likely will be confined to a cell 23 hours a day, conditions that Sean “Diddy” Combs

Eastern Cape Social Development MEC Bukiwe Fanta condemned adults seen allowing children to drink alcohol in a viral video, highlighting the serious risks to minors' health and development.

The Eastern Cape Department of Health reported the birth of 187 babies on Christmas Day, including 95 boys and 92 girls.

On Christmas Day, the NSRI responded to two separate incidents involving swimmers caught in rip currents along the Eastern Cape coastline. At Glen Eden near East London, a 24-year-old man went missing despite extensive search efforts by rescue teams. In Port Alfred, bystanders successfully rescued a 29-year-old man in distress at Kelly's Beach using an NSRI pink rescue buoy.