Families drink from drains as water trucks break down
Three out of four water trucks in Eastern Cape town are in for repairs
News | 29 September 2020
PE Day Zero: Staff and inmates at St Albans prison scramble for water
Large water tanks are emptied in a matter of hours, says community leader
News | 28 September 2020
No shack, no vote, says Port Elizabeth mother after 20 homes demolished
20 shacks demolished by municipality
News | 23 September 2020
“We cannot risk our lives by drinking dirty water”
Ward councillor blames poor quality water in Port St Johns village on theft and vandalism
Brief | 23 September 2020
Community blocks project to house elderly
They are demanding that the municipality first build them toilets
Brief | 22 September 2020
Stop making patients wait outside, TAC tells clinics
Patient describes how they fear nurses
News | 21 September 2020
Woman who sold municipal water told to leave her shack
Property owner outraged that his tenant took advantage of water shortages in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 21 September 2020
PE’s Day Zero: a result of poor planning and a failure to fix leaks
Huge repairs backlog as crisis deepens
By Mkhuseli Sizani and James Stent
Feature | 21 September 2020
Anger erupts over PE water shortages
“We will not tolerate this forever because water is a basic need”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 18 September 2020