Brief
Protesters accuse councillor of distributing food parcels to friends
“They can come to my office, but going to my house and insulting my family is wrong,” says Bongile Ngcani
Brief | 11 August 2020
Municipality has gravely misunderstood its duties, court told
But Drakenstein municipality says criticism of its emergency housing plan is unwarranted
By Liezl Human
Brief | 7 August 2020
Cows graze among the dirty nappies on Uitenhage dumpsite
Residents say the only waste disposal site in ward 50 is bursting at the seams
Brief | 7 August 2020
Motorists pay volunteers to fix potholes in Nelson Mandela Bay
Fed-up with waiting for the municipality, residents have taken matters into their own hands
Brief | 6 August 2020
Court asked to oversee Drakenstein Municipality emergency housing plan
“The situation was allowed to continue for 20 years and those directly affected are particularly vulnerable”, says advocate
By Liezl Human
Brief | 6 August 2020
Musina sewage plant has been leaking for five years, say residents
Streams of filthy water flow through fields and past a school
Brief | 6 August 2020
R300,000 lotto grant for school comes to naught because of criminals
“They only left stumps of goalposts,” says primary school principal
Brief | 5 August 2020
The long walk to water in KwaZulu-Natal villages
“We as rural women don’t exist for the government”
By Teboho Moloi
Brief | 5 August 2020
Blackouts will continue until illegal connections are removed, warns ward councillor
“The area is dark and it is dangerous for those who return from work at night”
Brief | 4 August 2020