Empowering women must be measured through lens of belonging
For 70 years, South Africans have drawn strength from the enduring phrase, “Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo” — you strike a woman, you strike a rock.
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‘I’m not imbokodo, I’m not a feminist’: An African view of womanhood
I have written for some time now that I am not iMbokodo. I have also rather enjoyed saying I am not a feminist. I know feminism is a serious and diverse intellectual tradition, including African feminisms, and that “men are trash” is not its scholarly def
ANC’s Eastern Cape PEC faces fresh legal threats
The ANC’s national executive committee has reinstated the Eastern Cape provincial executive committee (PEC), whose term expired in May, to fill a leadership vacuum after the interim task team was dissolved by court order. This move quickly drew legal push
Communities urged to step up to protect pupils renting accommodation
With violent crimes against schoolchildren on the rise, Eastern Cape education authorities have made an urgent plea to communities to “jealously guard” pupils, especially those renting informal accommodation near schools.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION | Families live in fear as violent rapists prey on children
In a state of despair and without answers as to why their young daughters were raped and killed, families in the Zibungu administrative area outside Libode are living in fear as their children continue walking long distances to school through bush
Matric repeaters often find their education pathway blocked
Eastern Cape pupils who failed matric or fell short of the marks they needed are being forced to leave their homes to repeat Grade 12 at schools far away.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION | CHASING EDUCATION, FACING TERROR Experts spell out dangers of settling rape cases out of court
Traditional leaders, legal experts, and children’s rights activists are demanding an immediate end to the practice of settling rape cases through holding family meetings or compensating the crime with livestock.
SPECIAL INVESTIGATION | Nothing will stop us from fulfilling our education dream, say brave pupils
Pupils renting rooms in unfamiliar communities are forced to dodge bullets as they are targeted by armed criminals — robbed, assaulted and, in the worst cases, killed — simply for trying to attend school.
Local Heroes |Kids come first in Pefferville feeding initiative
More than 550 children and adults in Pefferville receive meals three days a week through Plateless, a nonprofit organisation founded by Angel and Larissa Snyman after they saw the difficulties faced by families in the community.
Acting municipal manager appointed to restore stability in troubled Ngcobo
The embattled Dr AB Xuma municipality, rocked by sustained protests which led to the total shutdown of Ngcobo, in the Eastern Cape, for several days last week, has appointed an acting municipal manager.