Township homeowners complain about land occupiers
They “are living in comfort because they have houses of their own, while we don’t have” responds occupier
News | 11 April 2018
PE residents homeless because of poorly built RDP houses
People have been living for a decade in temporary structures next to their waterlogged houses
News | 9 April 2018
School children recycle waste for food
“This is helping my family very much because my parents do not work,” says seventh-grader
News | 3 April 2018
Losing the war on waste in filthy Port Elizabeth suburb
Councillor says awareness campaign not happening in his ward where the place is strewn with rubbish
Brief | 23 March 2018
PE officials and residents debate land occupations
Municipality encourages people to register on housing database but backyarders say the wait is too long
News | 16 March 2018
Don’t take us away from our customers, traders ask Mayor Athol Trollip
Informal vendors in Port Elizabeth relocated to site without customers, water, electricity or toilets
News | 15 March 2018
Community rebuilds Motherwell creche after fire
Sinethembe pre-school has opened in a new building after it was razed to the ground
Brief | 8 March 2018
Eastern Cape’s prickly informal economy
Every year cactuses provides a major income boost for unemployed people who forage and sell the fruit
News | 23 February 2018
It’s business as usual for some in drought-stricken Kouga
Residents say they are used to the taps running dry, but how long will Day Zero last?
News | 5 February 2018