Elderly people wait and wait for vaccines in long queue in Gqeberha
Although people arrived from as early as 4:30am, vaccinations only started at about noon
Brief | 11 June 2021
No vegetables, no fruit: surviving without the Covid-19 grant
Nocawa Maneli of Gqeberha lives off pap and rice supplied by relatives
News | 9 June 2021
Gqeberha crèche shuts down because of sewage overflow
Activities at the building which also housed a soup kitchen, mobile clinic and church have also been suspended
Brief | 9 June 2021
Taxi drivers arrested during violent protest granted bail
The court has forbidden them from participating in protests
Brief | 4 June 2021
Taxi drivers bring Gqeberha to standstill over Covid-19 funds
“Most of us are unable to pay our bills” says protesting taxi driver
News | 25 May 2021
Elderly woman forgotten during Covid relocation
Municipality can’t say why 74-year-old Nontombazana April did not benefit from a municipal housing programme last year
Brief | 19 May 2021
“Go and ask the trees for votes,” frustrated shack dwellers tell politicians
Residents of informal settlements in Gqeberha told the land cannot be developed because of indigenous vegetation
News | 13 May 2021
Betting World picketed by workers demanding Covid-19 relief funds
The holding company is in business rescue after the pandemic shut down the horse racing industry
News | 10 May 2021
Mayor fails to produce evidence that “foreigners” are behind Gqeberha land occupations
Mayor Nqaba Bhanga has been criticised by civil society for placing immigrants’ lives at risk by making unsubstantiated inflammatory comments
News | 6 May 2021