Former Lilyfontein principal Dr Ian Galbraith recently walked away with the highly coveted Kader Asmal Excellence Award at the recent National Teaching Awards ceremony. Galbraith initially won the award at the 2019 Eastern Cape Teachers…
By JOSEPH CHIRUME Despite recent welcome rains, the Eastern Cape remains in the grip of a terrible drought. Residents in Graaff-Reinet, home to 40,000 people, told GroundUp their taps ran dry last year. Some residents get water for a…
The water-drilling project in Graaff-Reinet has stalled after equipment was stolen and the drilling rig tampered with during the night. This comes after the Gift of the Givers team arrived in the drought-stricken town at midday on…
A water crisis in the town of Graaff-Reinet has seen the Nqweba Dam run dry, leaving behind an overpowering stench of dead fish while residents “fight” for water. The humanitarian organisation Gift of the Givers has now intervened and is…
By Gareth Wilson Staff at a luxury Eastern Cape private game reserve have been left devastated after a rhino on the Great Karoo reserve died as a result of a freak accident during a darting operation in which a tracking collar was to be…
KINGSRIDGE had another successful outing when they won the Border Inland tournament in the SPAR Eastern Cape Schoolgirls Hockey Challenge for the second time in Queenstown on Sunday. The King William’s Town school qualified for the…
