Bhisho cracks down on figure ‘fumbling’
DRAMA erupted in Bhisho when education MEC Mandla Makupula was instructed to charge senior administrative officials for presenting inaccurate budget figures to a portfolio committee meeting.
Kiviet says economic growth not bad in EC
THE general view of how the Eastern Cape government is performing according to PREMIER Noxolo Kiviet believes that steady progress is being made in the areas of governance and service delivery in the Eastern Cape.
Nurses and doctors still not paid
EASTERN Cape Health MEC Sicelo Gqobana has instructed senior managers to take action against officials responsible for the non-payment of nurses’ salaries since February this year.
Crime, filth jeopardise investment
CRIME, environmental concerns and litter-filled streets were driving tourists and investors away from East London and are ruining the city’s image.
Insight: Thatcher’s economic legacy lives on
THE death of Margaret Thatcher‚ former United Kingdom prime minister‚ calls for an assessment of an iconic legacy‚ not the marking of the end of an era. For her intellectual and policy legacy is still very evident‚ whether one likes it or not.
MEC asks for money to save museums
ARTS and culture MEC Xoliswa Tom has appealed to Arts and Culture Minister Paul Mashatile to save the Albany museum in Grahamstown which is “in a state of decay”.
4800 teachers on ‘sick leave’ cost millions
NEARLY 5000 Eastern Cape teachers, sitting at home allegedly sick, have cost taxpayers millions over the past five years.
Real People staff face the axe
MORE than 260 Real People employees are bracing for the axe as the company prepares to phase out its unsecured lending operations.
