According to the HSRC, in 2023, most households (73.4%) in the Eastern Cape experienced food insecurity ... a starkly different scenario from other rural areas with large private farms, relatively ...

In September, 18 people were tragically shot and killed by a group of men in a rural area in the Eastern Cape.

Four family members, including a traditional leader, have been shot dead in the Eastern Cape ... and this is now spreading from the CBD to rural areas,” Salakuphathwa said.