Government
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality let libraries go to ruin during lockdown
Four libraries, closed since March 2020, unlikely to open any time soon
Brief | 1 April 2022
Water protests erupt in Limpopo town
Molemole shut down by protesters angered by municipal water bills
News | 29 March 2022
Fort Beaufort’s thirsty villages
In one village boreholes stopped working four years ago and were never repaired
News | 28 March 2022
Western Cape Education Department liable for damages for rape of learner
The learner was sexually assaulted by the school principal when she was 12
Law | 18 March 2022
Furious Kariega residents dump their garbage outside rubbish collectors’ homes
24 out of the municipality’s 36 trucks are still being repaired
Brief | 18 March 2022
Nelson Mandela Bay probe into tenders leaves small business owners unsatisfied
The service provider who previously made the 30% allocation is “under investigation”
Brief | 15 March 2022
Dunoon residents can access municipal offices at last
In 2016 Dunoon was put under Atlantis, 35km away, making it hard for the community to reach municipal offices. That “stupid” decision has now been reversed
Brief | 15 March 2022
Business owners shut down parts of Nelson Mandela Bay
They want small businesses to get a 30% share of all major tenders awarded by the City
Brief | 8 March 2022
Bring back our post office, demand Fort Beaufort residents
Town’s only post office cannot cope with the numbers of social grant beneficiaries
Brief | 3 March 2022