Illegal dumping swamps Nelson Mandela Bay
“I challenge you to show me open spaces without heaps of garbage in our townships,” says Gqeberha resident
Brief | 2 February 2024
Historic Eastern Cape town hall which burned down a year ago still hasn’t been repaired
Komani town hall was built in 1882
News | 1 February 2024
Kariega land occupiers say municipality demolished their shacks illegally
Ten families who settled on land in 2019 have to move to make way for housing development
News | 26 January 2024
Cofimvaba parents protest after scholar transport cancelled
Dozens of learners are unable to get to Sikhoba Nombewu Technical School
Brief | 26 January 2024
Meticulous Eastern Cape effort to keep vultures from extinction
Vultures disabled by powerline collisions are taken care of and given a place to breed
By John Yeld
News | 25 January 2024
Amatola Water misses deadline to fix Makhanda’s water woes yet again
Upgrades to water treatment works more than six years behind schedule. New deadline is April 2024.
News | 24 January 2024
Education department blames transport department for scholar transport fiasco
Hundreds of learners are stuck at home and not in school
Brief | 24 January 2024
13-year-old boy walks and hitchhikes for an hour to get to school every day
Farm school has no scholar transport for about 80 keen learners
Brief | 23 January 2024
Eastern Cape families who were promised houses have been given … toilets
Municipality and province disagree about housing list
News | 22 January 2024