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OPINION | Fort Beaufort United’s Super 14 final miracle adds to region’s rich history

The story of Fort Beaufort United is not just about rugby, it is about social cohesion. The biggest club rugby tournament in the Eastern Cape is coming to an end this ...

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OPINION | Fixing our rundown schools should be a national ...

There are more than 1,000 schools in the Eastern Cape that are so dilapidated and dangerous they are not fit for the purpose for which they are ...

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OPINION | When women leaders perpetuate gender inequality

In the contemporary discourse surrounding women’s empowerment and emancipation, we often hear powerful mantras championing solidarity and ...

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OPINION | Dire water situation demands immediate ...

Access to clean and safe drinking water is a fundamental human right and an essential service provided by municipalities and water authorities. Unlike the often slow response to filling potholes or sewerage infrastructure maintenance, when the ...
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ANDILE LUNGISA | Fugard’s message still relevant ...

In the annals of SA’s tumultuous history, few figures stand as tall as Athol Fugard, a playwright whose work transcended the segregated society of apartheid and contributed to the legacy of resistance against oppression. Fugard’s journey as an ...
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OPINION | New liquor regulations must not just exist on paper

Whenever issues around liquor arise, for most in the Eastern Cape it brings back sad memories of the Enyobeni Tavern ...

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OPINION | Marina Glen saga suggests BCM hasn’t learnt lessons from ‘stoep’, money pool ...

The Buffalo City metro’s budget for upgrades to popular East London braai and entertainment area Marina Glen has ...

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OPINION | Eastern Cape can’t keep dining on hollow promises

SA is limping towards 2030 like a broken marionette whose puppeteer has forgotten how to manipulate the ...

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OPINION | Comprehensive approach needed to tackle food insecurity

Every year, for 10 years, this newspaper has celebrated the selfless acts of ordinary citizens who go above and ...

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OPINION | Hopefully McKenzie’s promises to resurrect boxing don’t prove empty too

Rarely — since Ngconde Balfour’s tenure — has a sports minister given recognition to boxing as has Gayton ...

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OPINION | USAID cuts will affect world health in ways we can’t yet imagine

By now there are few that hold out any hope of US President Donald Trump ever making any sensible or humane ...

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OPINION | Big promises just pipe dreams until we get basics right

Many positive and exciting initiatives have been announced in the Eastern Cape over the past week. Among the most ...

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OPINION | Address the housing crisis and protect property rights

The need for housing in the Eastern Cape is as important today as it was more than 30 years ago, when SA became a ...

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OPINION | Promises alone don’t build roads

Delivering his state of the province address at the Bhisho legislature on Friday, premier Oscar Mabuyane made bold ...

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OPINION | Budget fiasco: Government should tighten its own ‘perks’ belt

Economic pundits have spelt out the likely dramatic consequences of the delayed budget. Its reverberations were ...

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OPINION | Dragging out suspensions of public employees unacceptable

The precautionary suspension of government officials on full pay for long periods of time has been an issue in SA ...

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OPINION | Secure abandoned sewage treatment plant now to avert tragedy

An abandoned sewage treatment plant in Haven Hills is giving families from nearby communities sleepless nights. The ...

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OPINION | Patients suffering amid ongoing challenges at Frere and other hospitals

Frere Hospital has long been a cornerstone of health care in this province.  However, many challenges have dogged ...

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OPINION | Prioritising scholar transport a relief for pupils, parents

It must be something of a relief for tens of thousands of school pupils and their parents to hear that the national ...

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OPINION | Rationalisation must not pull entire system further into the gutter

In July 2021, the Eastern Cape education department gazetted a list of 1,142 schools it intended closing because ...