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Mthatha news: Five pupils share a desk: School falls apart as Bhisho drags heels on promised new building

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Five pupils share a desk: School falls apart as Bhisho drags heels on promised new building: Atwell Madala High School in Mthatha is so overcrowded that up to five children are crammed into a single desk. In some classrooms, teachers have to stand close to the door as there are up to 90 pupil…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Premier helps protect artist: Eastern Cape premier Phumulo Masualle has stepped in to help Mthatha-born ballpoint pen artist Themba Mkhangeli safeguard his artwork after his latest work showing late rapper ProKid went viral withou…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

South Africa: Bureaucracy, Power and Grants – When a Pen May Be As Mighty As the Scalpel: “He says that he has been having this problem since he was two years old and that the doctors in Mthatha said that he must come here for a grant.” Sister Fikile is kind and patient. I am becoming deep…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Africa: Almost Half of Injecting Drug Users Could Be Living With Hepatitis C: The study was carried out in Cape Town, Johannesburg, Pretoria, Mthatha, Pietermaritzburg, Port Elizabeth and Durban. Overall, 13% of people were found to be living with the virus and close to half of …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Mthatha female officers commended after recovering vehicle stolen in Uitenhage: Two men, aged 20 and 37 years old, are expected in court after they were arrested at Makhaphetshwini, along the N2, where the SAPS, Provincial Traffic, King Sabata Dalindyebo Municipality, King Sabata …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

First world championship fight in Mthatha: In what will be the first world championship fight to be held in Mthatha, South Africa, Simphiwe Khonco returns to his roots and action after thirteen months to defend the IBO minimumweight belt again…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

President Cyril Ramaphosa to address Nelson Mandela centenary celebrations at Mvezo, Mthatha, in the Eastern Cape province: President Cyril Ramaphosa will today, 18 July 2018, participate in the Centenary Celebrations of father of our nation and icon of the South African struggle, the late Former President Nelson Mandela a…
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Quick guide to Madiba’s long walk to freedom: Self-reflection in Qunu and Mthatha: The extraordinary legacy of Nelson Mandela – one of the greatest leaders in the world who was affectionately known as Tata or Madiba – will be celebrated in his centenary year in 2018, marking a signi…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

DA: Elderly made to suffer at Sassa branch in Mthatha: In Mthatha, the aged, people with disabilities and women with babies are being made to suffer while the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) struggles with its migration to the South African P…
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

Noisy and not clean – Review of Ekhaya Guest House: A warren of disjointed properties with a weak common thread A business partner and I had to go on short notice to Mthatha recently for work and most of our usual accommodation was already fully booked …
Source: “Mthatha” – BingNews.

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