Lynn Spence

A married couple who allegedly embezzled more than R6.6m meant for youth development were hauled before the court on charges of fraud and corruption on Monday.

The rights of pupils at Greenville Primary School in Gqeberha are being violated daily and in the worst way.

One of the Eastern Cape’s most popular family festivals is back with a bang this year after a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In what is believed to be one of SA’s biggest succulent smuggling cases to date, a Gqeberha husband and wife scoffed at the chance of a plea bargain which would have seen them pay a fine and a guaranteed get-out-of-jail-free card.

Irate parents at Astra Primary School in Bethelsdorp took a stand against the department of education on Wednesday by shutting the school and demanding that four critical teacher vacancies get filled.

There is a new sheriff at Cape Recife School and she has made history by becoming the first woman principal to run the special-needs school in 65 years.

A two decade-long family tradition of enjoying an ice-cream along the beachfront on a Friday evening turned into a nightmare for a Gqeberha family when a father was brutally attacked and stabbed.

“Why must it always come to this?” This was the question posed by irate parents of Papenkuil Primary School pupils as they locked the schools its gate and took to in protest on Friday for their children’s rights to quality

While teaching and learning resumed at Papenkuil Primary School on Monday, an absent teacher who sparked a two-day protest has still not returned to work.

The Eastern Cape health department’s interim court interdict against trade unions seemingly had little effect because several clinics where workers went on an unprotected strike last week were still not fully operational yesterday.

Determined to find Greenville Primary School’s stolen chalkboards, outraged residents led by activist Christian Martin followed several leads, including an open field, a caravan and a tavern, but hit a dead end on Wednesday.

They say two is company and three is a crowd, but in Gqeberha there is an awesome foursome who have remained lifelong friends after making history when they matriculated 60 years ago.

While the Splash Festival will take place over the Easter weekend, details surrounding the event are being kept under wraps by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality.

Physically and mentally exhausted — that is how paramedics and ambulance service workers in Nelson Mandela Bay describe their situation due to crippling staff shortages, with many now at breaking point.

Schooling at Collegiate Girls' High in Gqeberha has been disrupted by a group of pupils denouncing body-shaming alleged incidents of racism at the school.