Khayelitsha Cookies prefers hiring people to using machines

From just two staff in 2005 to almost 80 women now, the hand baked cookie business has risen from humble beginnings

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Photo Essay | 18 August 2023

Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den

The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped

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News | 11 August 2023

Dysfunctional Makana municipality slammed by COGTA minister

Municipality spent just 58% of its budget says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister

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News | 11 August 2023

Millions spent and 7 years later hawkers still sit without stalls

Only 60 of 320 stalls were built yet Mbhashe municipality paid the contractor

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News | 8 August 2023

Teachers quit Eastern Cape school after accusations of violence against learners

Ngqeleni Junior Secondary School has been short of 14 teachers since March

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News | 2 August 2023

Protesters force city councillors to walk through sewage

Kariega residents divert Mandela Day convoy

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News | 24 July 2023

Five trucks torched in Gqeberha protests over the past month

Protesters demanding electricity and water stone and burn trucks, but municipality say the torchings are purely criminal

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News | 21 July 2023

End to Makhanda’s water woes delayed yet again

Amatola Water says it expects the water interruptions in Makhanda to end by 30 August

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News | 21 July 2023

Government departments owe millions to Matatiele Local Municipality

Unpaid rates and taxes are affecting its ability to deliver services, says the municipality

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News | 20 July 2023