Mystery surrounds two crashes involving a state vehicle allocated to Ngqushwa council speaker Daniswa Ncanywa, including one in Gauteng while she was allegedly attending ANC business.

The cash-strapped Enoch Mgijima municipality’s decision to buy a luxury vehicle for the mayor at a cost of more than R1.2m has come back to haunt it.

The academic future of hundreds of Walter Sisulu University students hangs in the balance after their National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) funding was abruptly terminated this year.

The Eastern Cape education department is facing severe criticism and potential financial penalties after diverting millions intended for school infrastructure projects to two unauthorised Information and Communication Technology (ICT) initiatives.

The EFF in the Eastern Cape has banned all its MPLs and councillors from participating in any activities in their respective municipalities and in the Bhisho legislature.

Drama unfolded during the Buffalo City Metro’s special council meeting on Wednesday, resulting in an ANC councillor being forced to withdraw his statements after he referred to an opposition party councillor as a “political spoilt brat”.

Metro approves payment to restore ‘harmonious relations’ after bitter strike

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has described the US as an “unreliable” trade partner as the province braces for the effects of hefty tariffs set to be imposed on South Africa, saying his administration wants to refocus its trade initiatives elsewhere.