Makhanda residents resort to drinking water from an old air valve chamber
“I have never seen something like this in my life. People drinking dirty water like animals” says resident
News | 26 February 2021
Butterworth residents promised houses in 2008 won’t see them any time soon
Formed in 1986, Yako informal settlement still has no services
News | 26 February 2021
Dire water situation in Port Alfred
Ndlambe Municipality hopes a reverse osmosis plant will bring relief at end of March
Brief | 26 February 2021
Chaos erupts at Gqeberha taxi ranks over Covid-19 funds
Taxi association blames labour department for divulging payment information to drivers
News | 24 February 2021
Water outage in Makhanda sparks protest
Municipality says problem at pump station will take a week to fix
Brief | 24 February 2021
Learners doorstop Eastern Cape Premier and MEC to complain about school conditions
Mabuyane promises to make sure officials are sent to the schools to assess the problems
News | 24 February 2021
Patients turned away as clinics close over health worker protests
Union pleads for government to intervene as “the poor are suffering”
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Loyiso Dyongman
News | 23 February 2021
Cars and buses torched in electricity protest
Protesters accuse Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality of breaking its promises
News | 22 February 2021
Two brothers, accused of stealing shack roofing, burnt to death
Mounting number of people murdered by vigilantes in Port Elizabeth informal settlement
Brief | 22 February 2021