Apartheid-era hostel causing a stink in Eastern Cape town
More than 200 families live in the dilapidated Molo hostel in Butterworth without toilets - and the smell is annoying the neighbours
News | 26 July 2024
Apartheid-era flats are “a ticking time bomb”
Residents want the broken-down flats fixed; the municipality says the residents must first pay rent
News | 23 July 2024
Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark due to dodgy street light tenders
SIU investigating alleged maladministration in the municipality
By Liezl Human
News | 19 July 2024
Makhanda learners demand maths teacher
Mary Waters Secondary School learners have been protesting since Monday
Brief | 17 July 2024
SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in Nelson Mandela Bay
Mayor says municipality will “give full support” to SIU investigators
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 July 2024
The little charcoal business run by a group of young people in Matatiele
Morumotsho Charcoal has been going for eight years
News | 15 July 2024
Buffalo City ratepayers march to City Hall, rejecting electricity fee
A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July
News | 11 July 2024
No, we won’t move, say Butterworth shack dwellers
Residents of Sikiti informal settlement fear they’ll be forgotten if they agree to move to serviced sites nearby
News | 11 July 2024
Another Makhanda water supply deadline missed
The town has experienced water shortages since 2012, but an upgrade to the water treatment works started in 2015 is still not complete
Brief | 10 July 2024