Eastern Cape school hostel fire leaves 70 matriculants in limbo
A group of 70 matric students from five schools who were bundled together at Makaula Secondary school have been left with nothing. This after their hostel caught... Read more.
Bail denied for Eastern Cape Sanco protest leader
Mziwebongo Burwana, the leader of the South African National Civic Organization (Sanco), faces opposition to his bail application, and the case has been postponed... Read more.
‘Umkhokha’ telenovela releases soundtrack for series’ fans, viewers
The highly anticipated album comprising music from Umkhokha: The Curse, one of the most popular telenovelas in Mzansi, is set to be released. This comes in response... Read more.
14% of HIV patients in the Eastern Cape choose not to take ARVs
Fourteen percent of HIV-positive people are not taking their ARV medicine in the Eastern Cape, according to Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Mabuyane said 93% of those living... Read more.
Early onset of year-end fatigue linked to work-related stress
This year’s year-end exhaustion started early. And the reason for it involves an accumulation of work-related stress. This stress is brought on by rapidly approaching... Read more.
Putco probing incident where passengers escaped burning bus
Public Utility Transport Corporation (Putco) has confirmed that one of its buses was indeed the one that went viral on social media engulfed in flames on Wednesday... Read more.
Excessive drinking, smoking among men drive rise in TB deaths
According to statistics, men die from tuberculosis (TB) at a rate that is 1.7 times higher than that of women. The 54 000 TB deaths and 280 000 TB infections in... Read more.
Nzimande withdraws four Educor colleges from education system
Damelin college, one of the country’s oldest private colleges, is set to cease operation. This after the Department of Higher Education and Training withdrew... Read more.
WHO declares snakebite a neglected tropical disease
The World Health Oranisation (WHO) has officially recognised and classified a snakebite as a neglected tropical disease. This is in light of an increasing number... Read more.
Failure to pay service provider cripples Eastern Cape’s healthcare
The phone lines for people in need of assistance have been disconnected because the Eastern Cape’s ambulance service provider has not been paid. As a result,... Read more.
