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The creative minds behind Gqeberha: The Empire set in Deal Party took the risk of choosing the Eastern Cape as its base — and it has paid off.

Taxi violence is again rearing its ugly head in the Eastern Cape with at least three taxi bosses and drivers killed and one hospitalised in a critical condition on Wednesday on the R61 near Port St Johns.The year 2023 was one of the bloodiest, with more than 20 taxi bosses killed in a few months in Ngqamakhwe, Butterworth, Centane, Willowvale, Dutywa, Elliotdale, and Mthatha since July 18.

Three officials in the Gauteng health department still hold on to their posts after the PSC ordered their appointments be reversed

Buffalo City Metro infrastructure director Nceba Ncunyana was shot dead in a suspected hit on the N2 near Ntabozuko (formerly Berlin) on Wednesday afternoon. Ncunyana, who was previously shot and wounded but survived the assassination attempt while acting city manager in August 2022, died in a hail of bullets from attackers using high-calibre firearms.

Abject poverty and a sickly mother and toddler in need of care have left three young children with no choice but to put their schooling on hold.The Qalashe siblings — aged 13, 11 and nine — have been attending school intermittently to look after their three-year-old brother and 29-year-old widowed mother, Nofika, who has been bedridden since 2021.

The Eastern Cape has just a quarter of the number of fire engines it needs to properly respond to emergencies. Of the 233 fire trucks required, the province had only 110, of which just 62 were operational, Cogta MEC Zolile Williams said.

Eastern Cape Rural Development Agency CEO Simon Qobo has been suspended after a fallout with the board of directors.

High-ranking members of Oscar Mabuyane’s executive as well as the premier himself are being probed by the Special Investigating Unit over the Fort Hare qualifications saga.

Limpopo health MEC Phophi Ramathuba has defended her style of leadership after a video of her scolding nurses and management at Rethabile Clinic in Polokwane drew mixed reactions.

The Public Servants Association in Limpopo has condemned Dr Phophi Ramathuba, the MEC for health, for her approach to dealing with service delivery at health facilities.