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OR Tambo District

Mentor mothers — Why you won’t find a child born with HIV in this village

South Africa

Mentor mothers — Why you won’t find a child born with HIV in this village

By Zano Kunene

MEC reveals Eastern Cape’s dire food insecurity statistics

South Africa

MEC reveals Eastern Cape’s dire food insecurity statistics

By Estelle Ellis

‘I have never seen gratitude like this’ — readers’ donations bring cheer to Eastern Cape families

South Africa

‘I have never seen gratitude like this’ — readers’ donations bring cheer to Eastern Cape families

By Estelle Ellis

Unicef warns over 45 million children starving in sub-Saharan Africa climate change crisis

South Africa

Unicef warns over 45 million children starving in sub-Saharan Africa climate change crisis

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Revolutionary tech and bucketfuls of philanthropy turn air into water for Eastern Cape villagers

South Africa

Revolutionary tech and bucketfuls of philanthropy turn air into water for Eastern Cape villagers

By Mark Heywood

Eastern Cape initiate found hanged in tree; another disappears after traditional circumcision

South Africa

Eastern Cape initiate found hanged in tree; another disappears after traditional circumcision

By Hoseya Jubase

ANC’s Mthatha momentum continues as it retains the crown in King Sabata Dalindyebo

Politics

ANC’s Mthatha momentum continues as it retains the crown in King Sabata Dalindyebo

By Wayne Sussman

Villagers forced to carry water buckets for kilometres as water workers go unpaid for months at a time

South Africa

Villagers forced to carry water buckets for kilometres as water workers go unpaid for months at a time

By Mkhuseli Sizani for GroundUp

ANC expected to make a clean sweep in Eastern Cape by-elections

South Africa

ANC expected to make a clean sweep in Eastern Cape by-elections

By Wayne Sussman

Woman who charged state R4.8-million for door-to-door Covid-19 'awareness campaign' arrested

South Africa

Woman who charged state R4.8-million for door-to-door Covid-19 'awareness campaign' arrested

By Estelle Ellis and Hoseya Jubase

Innovating and adapting at the rural Zithulele Hospital during Covid-19

South Africa

Innovating and adapting at the rural Zithulele Hospital during Covid-19

By Tiyese Jeranji for Spotlight

Ailing health system under scrutiny at Mthatha NHI public hearing

South Africa

Ailing health system under scrutiny at Mthatha NHI public hearing

By Luvuyo Mehlwana for Spotlight