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Residents evacuated as dams overflow, rivers burst banks in latest flooding in Kariega

South Africa

Residents evacuated as dams overflow, rivers burst banks in latest flooding in Kariega

By Estelle Ellis

King promises to help as extortion cripples Mthatha schools and businesses

South Africa

King promises to help as extortion cripples Mthatha schools and businesses

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Community fights to keep alive a state school where 534 learners cram into 11 classrooms - with no electricity and only pit toilets

Maverick Citizen

Community fights to keep alive a state school where 534 learners cram into 11 classrooms - with no electricity and only pit toilets

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

Disabled Eastern Cape learner desperate for grade 8 placement after years-long wait

South Africa

Disabled Eastern Cape learner desperate for grade 8 placement after years-long wait

By Daniel Steyn and Mkhuseli Sizani

Pupils at Eastern Cape school study outside to escape overcrowded classrooms

South Africa

Pupils at Eastern Cape school study outside to escape overcrowded classrooms

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp

Pit latrines a daily hazard in Eastern Cape schools — stakeholders say government not taking issue seriously

South Africa

Pit latrines a daily hazard in Eastern Cape schools — stakeholders say government not taking issue seriously

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

Valencia township’s dreams of much-needed school shattered as donor fails to pay up

South Africa

Valencia township’s dreams of much-needed school shattered as donor fails to pay up

By Mkhuseli Sizani and Tania Broughton

Stinking, broken, overflowing: These are the pit latrines Eastern Cape learners are expected to use at school

South Africa

Stinking, broken, overflowing: These are the pit latrines Eastern Cape learners are expected to use at school

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

Eastern Cape parents resort to building their own school

South Africa

Eastern Cape parents resort to building their own school

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn

Mud school has only one broken toilet shared between 175 learners and staff

South Africa

Mud school has only one broken toilet shared between 175 learners and staff

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp