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The Eastern Cape education department needs to answer questions regarding the non-payment of temporary teachers and failure to fill 7500 vacant posts, the DA said on Monday. MP Edmund van Vuuren said the Democratic Alliance was seeking an urgent

The Tiffendell Ski Resort, the only ski resort in South Africa, will be auctioned without reserve in Johannesburg in July. The resort has not operated for more than two years. Nick Pretorius of High Street Auctions says the campaign to promote

The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality will be holding its final series of public meetings on the 2012/2013 budget and integrated development plan next week. The meetings will run from next Monday through to the 21st of June in the Northern Areas

The leader of the Congress of the People, Mosiuoa Lekota says rugby players from the Eastern Cape should be given more of an opportunity to showcase their skills at international level. He says Cope believes that between 43 and 48 percent of

Eastern Cape Premier, Nxolo Kievit has described the Jobs Summit held in East London this week as a 'phenomenal success' - and praised stakeholders for their pledges to contribute in addressing the unemployment challenge in the province. She says

A cold front sweeping the country signalled the arrival of mid-winter with snowfall in some parts. The SA Weather Service says more snow is expected on Saturday over the high areas of the Eastern Cape, Lesotho and the southern and eastern Free

Grahamstown police have arrested a 25-year old man for the illegal possesion of mandrax. Capt. Mali Govender says two constables were on patrol in the Joza Location on Friday evening, when they received information on the sale of Mandrax at a

The Eastern Cape is lobbying for the construction of a steel mill in the Coega Industrial Development Zone that would sell at the export parity price to local consumers. The Provincial Jobs Strategy launched in East London on Thursday said the

Religious leaders in Port Elizabeth's northern areas led a protest march of parents, teachers and learners on Friday morning. That's to voice their dissatisfaction with the Eastern Cape education department over a range of issues, including the