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Zwide resident Asanda Mcanyangwa has been trying for the past two months to resolve a dispute over her blocked R350 social grant, but the absence of an officer responsible for processing social relief of distress claims at the SA Social Security Agency office in Zwide has left her desperate.

Nearly 60,000 phone calls made to the emergency line 10111 were dropped during the 2023/2024 financial year.

The Eastern Cape’s ageing water infrastructure is a humanitarian crisis, according to the DA in the province.

While police recruits allegedly party it up at the Mount Road barracks, frustrated residents have been forced to buy earmuffs just to get some shut-eye.

More than 100,000 pupils in the province still use the dangerous pit latrines.

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane’s state of the province address drew sharp criticism from the opposition parties, with the DA pointing out that he had failed to announce “game changers”.Mabuyane delivered his Sopa at the Abbotsford Christian Centre in East London on Thursday.

The Eastern Cape may have bucked the national trend in the worst possible way with Tuesday’s release of the latest quarterly employment statistics — but within the province, BCM bucked that trend with a leap in job figures.The latest Stats SA quarterly labour force survey covers October to December 2023, or Q4.

The Eastern Cape has recorded the highest unemployment in SA again, increasing to a massive 41.9%.

Opposition parties are unhappy North West premier Bushy Maape will not present the state of the province address in person on Tuesday despite his office advertising two days ago he would.

Opposition parties are unhappy North West premier Bushy Maape will not present the state of the province address in person on Tuesday despite his office advertising two days ago he would.