Articles for Loyiso Dyongman
Elderly at risk as Eastern Cape Department of Social Development slashes funding
Imbumba Association for the Aged challenges spending cuts
News | 12 January 2022
Municipality in breach of court order to clear dumpsites
Informal dumping sites were meant to have been cleaned up weeks ago
Brief | 26 October 2021
Makhanda dumpsite occupiers say they have nowhere else to go, as municipality tries to upgrade it
Company awarded R20m to refurbish the site. But a dispute with a subcontractor threatens the project.
News | 7 October 2021
13-year-old drowns on Makhanda construction site
Residents accuse municipality of negligence after Asanele Qomfo lost his life swimming in water from a damaged pipe
Brief | 28 September 2021
It took a court order, but municipality says it is cleaning up Makhanda at last
Makhanda’s by-laws and waste management system fail constitutional mandate, says judge
News | 15 September 2021
Taps run dry as water crisis deepens in Makhanda
“The recent rains haven’t had the desired impact on our dams” says municipality
News | 7 September 2021
Elderly people in rural Makana struggle to get to vaccine sites
People are paying R60 for transport to Covid vaccination sites in Makhanda, and that’s just for the first jab
News | 18 August 2021
Makana municipality insists these toilets have been fixed and are in use. But there’s a padlock on the gate
Taxi drivers, commuters, and vendors complain
News | 11 August 2021
Makana municipality “has a serious service delivery problem, especially with water”
Residents told there will be more water outages this week
News | 2 August 2021