Unpaid contractors block central Gqeberha with garbage trucks and water tankers
The municipality agreed to pay service providers by next week
Brief | 15 May 2024
Soup kitchen serves Eastern Cape children the only meal they’ll eat that day
The Human Rights Commission has recommended that child malnutrition in the province be declared a disaster
Brief | 14 May 2024
Deadline for Makhanda water works upgrades missed – again
Completion of work at the James Kleynhans Water Treatment Works has been extended for the third time in six months
News | 13 May 2024
Court interdicts protesting college students
Some Port Elizabeth TVET College student leaders claim they are being denied access to the college unfairly
Brief | 10 May 2024
At last, Ma Rosey can feed the 30 children in her care
Just R2,500 a month has made all the difference to this Mthatha crèche
By Liz McGregor
News | 7 May 2024
Millions owed to scholar transport providers in Eastern Cape
Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Johnnie Isaac
Brief | 2 May 2024
14 years after court order, government starts building special school in Makhanda
Amasango Career School’s permanent premises to be completed by 2027
Brief | 29 April 2024
No water for cooking or washing: KwaNobuhle families battle system breakdown
In one informal settlement, only one of 15 standpipes has water - and only for two hours at a time
News | 25 April 2024
No lectures for nearly two months now at Gqeberha college
Students have been protesting at Port Elizabeth TVET College over unpaid NSFAS allowances
News | 24 April 2024