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New ambulances delivered to province

The department of transport (DoT) recently handed over a fleet of new ambulances to the provincial government at a ceremony in Bhisho. Speaking at the event, DoT MEC Weziwe Tikana urged drivers to be careful on the roads and asked members…

CABINET ANNOUNCEMENT: Eastern Cape premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane announced his new cabinet on Tuesday at the Royal St Andrews Hotel. where Six of his MECs will be women, exceeding the ANC’s mandate for gender equalityPicture: ROB KNOWLES

Premier Mabuyane announces MECs

Newly elected Eastern Cape premier Lubabalo Oscar Mabuyane announced the members of his executive council (MECs) at a meeting with the press on Tuesday afternoon and said there had been good work done by previous MECs led by a number of…

Traditional policing project rolled out

Eastern Cape transport, safety and liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana visited Mngqesha Great Place outside King William’s Town as part of a larger tour of the Eastern Cape to mark the beginning of Safety Month. She was accompanied by SAPS…

Eastern Cape transport MEC Weziwe Tikana has revealed the extent of traffic fines owed by the provincial government.Image: Lulamile Feni

Eastern Cape officials rack up over R1m in traffic fines

The Eastern Cape government has more than R1m in outstanding traffic fines for state-owned vehicles. Provincial transport MEC Weziwe Tikana revealed this in a written reply to DA member of the provincial legislature Marshall von…

LONG WALK: Thousands of Eastern Cape pupils may lose out on the scholar transport programme next year due to an administrative bungle by school principal Picture: SIBONGILE NGALWA

EC’s school transport crisis

Almost 40000 pupils who qualify for the scholar transport programme in the Eastern Cape might have to walk long distances to and from school next year if administrative bungles by school principals are not sorted out. The department of…

SAPS Mandela Day input

Members give up time to help the poor and paint a school MADIBA magic reigned on July 18 when SAPS members across the province, in partnership with various organisations, gave up their time and rendered services and assistance to those in…