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Zipo-zenkosi Ncokazi is a politics reporter for The Herald and the Weekend Post. She has five years' experience as a reporter, having previously worked for the Daily Dispatch and Saturday Dispatch.
As SA bleeds jobs, four new companies are investing a combined R49m at the Coega industrial development zone in Nelson Mandela Bay and creating employment for at least 100 people.
The ANC in the Eastern Cape has pinned its hopes of growing the economy — devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns — on huge infrastructure projects and reviving factories.
President Cyril Ramaphosa launched the fund on Tuesday, describing it as a ground-breaking venture that would help speed up transformation in one of the most crucial sectors in the South African economy.
In a statement, DA MPL Retief Odendaal said Mabuyane’s administration had also failed to blacklist companies implicated in Covid-19 tender fraud and corruption, 10 months after the allegations first surfaced.
Illegal dumping in Malabar extension 6 frustrates residents, fearful that their streets will one day end up as huge, fifthly dumpsites.
Psychiatrists call it post-ICU syndrome, the development of mental illness after an ICU admission, which is common in patients around the world.
The Eastern Cape provincial government (ECPG) has invoked section 139 (5) (a) of the constitution to impose a recovery plan to help the Amathole district municipality meet its financial obligations. Last week the municipality said it…
New Automative Industry Development Centre (AIDC) Eastern Cape CEO Thabo Shenxane wants the industry to play a leading role by, among other things, advising the provincial government on automotive sector policy prioritisation.
After 10 years of demanding to be connected to the grid, many residents of Rolihlahla informal settlement in Missionvale got their wish — but some now say they cannot afford to buy electricity and may be forced to revert to illegal…
Some of the promises made over the years include the provision of houses and jobs to the families who lost relatives that fateful day.
Nombexeza is accused of shooting at Lukhanyo Mdana, 42, while driving down Pityana Street in KwaNobuhle on December 12 and is now out on bail.
In less than one month, the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality’s public health department issued fines totalling R10,000 to people caught dumping refuse illegally. The city has declared war on illegal dumping, which has not only been an…
Japie Jansen, one of the NA founding members, said party members had held several gatherings to establish branches, and he was concerned because such events were prohibited.
Markers claimed the department of education had reneged on what they said was an agreement to pay a blanket rate for transport compensation and was now paying less to those who used public transport.
And on Monday, the Umcosa Play and Learn principal had something to smile about as she was one of the residents whose shacks were electrified by the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality.
