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The unemployment rate has dropped slightly in the Eastern Cape, but has gone up in Nelson Mandela Bay.

"I’m going through it myself. It’s tough man. Everything is just expensive. Water electricity, food, petrol, security, rent, tax, etc," Cassper told fans.

It is a silent pandemic that is threatening the future of this country's children

Trade union federation Saftu believes the increase in crime is due to the country’s worsening in the country's socio-economic conditions.

Stock theft has been an ongoing and violent criminal activity within the province. The victims are commonly rural subsistence farmers as it is known they have scarce resources when it comes to guarding their livestock, especially cattle.

Members of one of East London's most prominent farming families say they are considering leaving the land they have farmed for five generations after they were again targeted by stock thieves.

According to the most recent marriages and divorces report released by Stats SA, fewer South Africans are tying the knot – a possible indicator of the cultural move away from the traditional institution of marriage in favour of domestic partnerships.

Statistics South Africa this is the highest inflation has been since 2009 when it was 13.6%.

Valentine’s Day is set to build the 2023 e-commerce trajectory. This is according to consumer research and analytics company Eighty20.

There has been a notable shift away from being identified as a Christian cultural nation to a more spiritual one in which marriage is being redefined