Clinic in Uitenhage shut down by protesters
Anger over staff being unable to locate patients’ medical files
Brief | 12 November 2019
Burst water pipe left for three weeks in Port Elizabeth
“People come and wash their cars here while we suffer in my house,” says elderly resident
Brief | 7 November 2019
Initiation school mired in filth
Illegal dumping is compromising Xhosa traditional practice at a school in Govan Mbeki
Brief | 7 November 2019
“Urine streams down the taxi rank”
Toilets at Govan Mbeki Taxi Rank in Port Elizabeth have not worked for three months, commuters say
Brief | 6 November 2019
Parents close down Port Elizabeth school
Protesters demand better infrastructure and security
News | 6 November 2019
Eastern Cape villagers voted hoping to get electricity
“They make all sort of promises during elections and once elections are over you won’t see them”
Brief | 4 November 2019
GroundUp reporter threatened at school
Investigation into corruption annoys teachers
News | 1 November 2019
Another child drowns in Addo canal
Police have found the body of 11-year-old Olwenene Maqanda
News | 30 October 2019
Villagers without drinking water blame government, not the drought
Pipes installed in Dutywa villages in 2008 have never had water
Brief | 30 October 2019