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Debate over new Makhanda wind farm

Questions raised about jobs, community benefits, ownership and environmental impact of proposed 37-turbine facility

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News | 25 September 2026

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Intercape secures court interdict after Ngcobo taxi strike

Buses are loading passengers outside the police station

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News | 24 September 2026

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Police and NPA liable for murder by man out on bail

The Gqeberha High Court has found the Minister of Police and National Director of Public Prosecutions negligent

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Law | 21 September 2026

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Elections 2026: This town only gets water for an hour a day

Kou-Kamma Local Municipality says it needs R210-million to upgrade and maintain water and sanitation infrastructure

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Feature | 21 September 2026

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Makhanda’s decade-long struggle for reliable water

Upgrades to the water treatment plant to solve the crisis that started in 2015 are yet to be completed

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News | 16 September 2026

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No reliable water in Cofimvaba villages for over five years

Chris Hani District Municipality says it spent over R9-million in 11 months repairing vandalised water infrastructure

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News | 14 September 2026

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Taxi operators give government 21 days to resolve Intercape dispute

Ngcobo Taxi Association does not want the long-distance bus company to load passengers in the town

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News | 11 September 2026

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Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals

Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift

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Brief | 11 September 2026

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Asylum seekers protest in Gqeberha

Refugee Reception Offices are effectively closed to new applicants, and the online renewal system is not working

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Brief | 9 September 2026