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Higher Education · AliceThe Portfolio Committee on Higher Education will visit the University of Fort Hare in the Eastern Cape on 21 October 2025, following recent student protests. The demonstrations destroyed university infrastructure valued between R250 million and R500 million. STUDENT PROTESTS DEMAND DEMOCRATIC SRC ELECTIONS Students at the University of Fort Hare took to the streets on the week of the 6th of October 2025. They demanded democratic Student Represen…See the Story
'An Avoidable Crisis': Parliament Hits Out at Fort Hare over Student Unrest
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Eastern Cape · Eastern CapeGqeberha, SOUTH AFRICA — On June 17, marine biologist Enrico Gennari and a group of students set out into the water in South Africa’s Mossel Bay. They were planning to use baited remote underwater video cameras to monitor fish populations near the modest port, when they spotted the bright yellow and orange hull of the Zanette, a shark longline vessel. The Zanette is a special boat: It is the only vessel currently licensed to catch sharks in Sout…See the Story
South African sharks threatened by fisheries, weak enforcement
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Eastern Cape · Eastern CapeBy Anita Dangazele
Worker Mandy Mgcinwa says Black Impala delayed salaries, took 15% of staff tips and charged up to R2,000 for breakages.
The Human Rights Commission says it has 140 complaints and plans to push for a tax audit and possible liquor licence suspension. A worker at the popular Black Impala Shisanyama and Restaurant in Gqeberha says staff are being exploited while the owners enjoy holidays. Mandy Mgcinwa said she received a WhatsA…See the Story


