Woman who sold municipal water told to leave her shack
Property owner outraged that his tenant took advantage of water shortages in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 21 September 2020
Picketers demand jail time for looters of Covid-19 funds
Campaign highlights the devastating impact of corruption on lives
Brief | 21 September 2020
Concern over huge number of expiring refugee documents
Under Covid-19 lockdown validity was extended but asylum seekers have struggled
News | 21 September 2020
PE’s Day Zero: a result of poor planning and a failure to fix leaks
Huge repairs backlog as crisis deepens
By Mkhuseli Sizani and James Stent
Feature | 21 September 2020
Anger erupts over PE water shortages
“We will not tolerate this forever because water is a basic need”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 18 September 2020
“It’s so painful when you see old people drinking dirty, smelly water with animals”
27 communities “crippled by the lack of water access during the Covid-19 pandemic”
News | 18 September 2020
Unemployed youths threaten to shut shopping mall
Local young men and women are demanding jobs at a Port Elizabeth shopping centre
Brief | 18 September 2020
“They stabbed and stoned my horses” says Fairview stable owner
Dippin Blu Horse Racing considers legal action against its former workers after protest
News | 18 September 2020
Hopes for new Cape Town restaurant after Covid-19 devastated industry
“Local everything” should be industry’s new focus, says restaurateur
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 18 September 2020