Hundreds of households in Kariega left in the dark
Residents believe they are being targeted unfairly for “load reduction”
Brief | 30 July 2025
Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city
Roads, water supply, electricity supply and finances are in disarray
Feature | 29 July 2025
Students left in the dark as Nelson Mandela Bay cuts power for unpaid bills
This is part of the municipality’s bid to recover R17-billion in unpaid electricity bills across its 60 wards
Brief | 25 July 2025
R25-million and 7 years later, Indwe sports field far from finished
It was meant to take 18 months, and now another R10-million is needed
Brief | 25 July 2025
Gqeberha ward councillor leads protest for services in Soweto-on-Sea
Demonstrators led by ANC Councillor Xolile Vingqi blocked entry to the municipal Lillian Diedericks Building
Brief | 23 July 2025
Community blames poor policing after brutal murders
Residents say they’ve been forced to stand outside the police station and give statements to an officer because the gates are locked at night
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 23 July 2025
After five months, silence on murder of Imam Muhsin Hendricks
Hendricks, who was openly gay, was gunned down in Gqeberha in February
Brief | 23 July 2025
People have to relieve themselves in open fields in this Eastern Cape town
Centane does not have enough working public toilets
News | 19 July 2025
Eastern Cape game reserves challenge wind farm approval in court
Game park owners and environmentalists say turbines will spoil scenic landscapes, damage tourism and threaten endangered birds
By John Yeld
News | 17 July 2025