Director in Nelson Mandela Bay speaker’s office, Dumisani Mbebe, says he came under political pressure to secure funding for the municipality’s Human Rights Day commemoration.

Correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald ignited outrage in parliament yesterday when he called for the return of court-ordered lashes as a cure for SA’s overcrowded, violent prisons.

As someone who battled to converse with my peers who attended predominantly black schools and were taught in isiXhosa, I never wanted my son to go through the same struggles. It is embarrassing for a young adult whose mother tongue is isiXhosa to have to ask a fellow Xhosa speaker to translate something they have said.

At Dietrich Primary School in Schauderville, where cultures and languages from across Africa converge, teachers aren’t just fighting to teach, they are fighting to be heard. Overcrowded classrooms, outdated resources and a curriculum bloated with administrative demands are pushing educators to the brink.

Rapidly expanding communities in Nelson Mandela Bay are placing increasing pressure on schools designed to accommodate a limited number of pupils.

Eastern Cape premier Oscar Mabuyane has hit out at the Housing Development Agency (HDA) for not building enough houses in the province.

The ANC is looking at the possibly of introducing the collective executive system across the 80 hung councils in the country.

Two private members bills proposed by the DA aimed at stabilising coalitions will be introduced to Parliament.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has dismissed allegations of a territorial war between ministers Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Gwede Mantashe and Pravid Gordhan.

Deputy president Paul Mashatile has conceded that, in their current form, coalitions are not working in SA and are contributing towards a drop in service delivery.