Maggots have taken over the toilets in this neglected small town in Makana
Families in Riebeek East outside Makhanda are forced to relieve themselves in the bush
News | 21 February 2023
Fed up parents threaten to close down Valencia if a new school is not built
A new primary school was first promised in 2007
News | 17 February 2023
Eastern Cape municipality goes to court to block protest
Protesters are complaining about sewage, rubbish collection and water supply
News | 15 February 2023
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
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
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
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
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
Brief | 9 February 2023
This hospital’s generator has been broken for weeks, but the Eastern Cape health department says it doesn’t matter
Kareedouw Hospital has no backup generator during loadshedding
News | 8 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
News | 8 February 2023