Hundreds stranded in Eastern Cape village after bridge collapses during torrential rains

Many people cannot go to work and learners will be at home until the bridge is repaired

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Brief | 15 February 2023

Small Eastern Cape municipality spends more than R1-million on a meeting in a Durban hotel

Meeting is part of “building a better Matatiele” says spokesperson

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News | 15 February 2023

Many Komani shack dwellers dare not move to safety despite floods

The low-lying informal settlement of Silvertown has been under water since Wednesday

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Brief | 10 February 2023

“Total madness”: Fishers protest against ocean drilling

TotalEnergies plans to drill for oil and gas between Mossel Bay and Cape St Francis

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Brief | 9 February 2023

Dam is full but taps are dry in Komani

Chris Hani District Municipality blames low revenue collection, ageing infrastructure, and loadshedding for water rationing

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News | 8 February 2023

Dire shortage of school places for autistic children

There are currently 133 children on the waiting list at Quest School for Learners with Autism, the only public specialist school in Gqeberha

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News | 3 February 2023

Gqeberha shack dwellers demand houses after waiting 24 years

Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality promises serviced sites

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News | 3 February 2023

Labour Court sets aside dismissal of immigrant lecturers

Port Elizabeth TVET College ordered to explain its action in court

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News | 1 February 2023

“Poo protests” turn violent in Gqeberha

Toilets have not been cleaned for weeks in a number of informal settlements according to the protesters

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News | 31 January 2023

Protests shut down Queenstown for a second day

Protesters want ANC run Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality dissolved

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Brief | 27 January 2023

Unrest erupts in Queenstown over blackouts

ANC supporters form human barrier to protect the party’s offices

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News | 26 January 2023

How to achieve a 100% matric pass rate in one of the country’s poorest areas

Independent no-fee school Bulungula College is the first in Elliotdale’s history to achieve 100% pass rate

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News | 26 January 2023

Protesters close down municipal offices, demanding water

Matatiele households have been battling water problems for years

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News | 25 January 2023

Poo protest in Gqeberha

Nearly 600 households, sharing ten toilets in Govan Mbeki Village, say the facilities have not been cleaned since before Christmas

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News | 19 January 2023

Families desperately trying to keep Eastern Cape school alive

Built more than 70 years ago with mud bricks by villagers, Ixopo Junior Secondary School has been neglected by the education department

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News | 19 January 2023