Daily Maverick

Court rules that minister, Eastern Cape premier must intervene in villages’ water crisis

A court ruling mandates the Minister of Water and Eastern Cape Premier to address the long-standing water crisis in Centane, ...
Yahoo

Rescuers still pulling bodies out of the water as death toll in South Africa floods reaches 86

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in floods in South Africa's Eastern Cape province has risen to 86, the police minister said Saturday as rescuers continued to retrieve bodies from the ...
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6-year-old boy from Mthatha becomes head of household of disabled and mentally ill family

A six-year-old boy from Mthatha, Eastern Cape, faces adult responsibilities in a child-headed household, shedding light on the reality of poverty in South Africa.
The Gazette

South Africa's president visits flood sites with death toll at 78 and expected to climb

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa's leader visited the region where devastating floods have left at least 78 people dead in the country's southeast as searches continued Friday for a fourth ...
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E-Waste Recycling Pilot Project Launched in Mthatha

Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Bernice Swarts, has launched an e-waste collection and recycling pilot project in Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape.Speaking at the launch on ...