Articles for Johnnie Isaac

Chris Hani mayor sues SANCO leader for defamation

Lusanda Sizani says statements made during a protest were “unreasonable”

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Protesters shut down Eastern Cape town, ask President Ramaphosa for help

Ngcobo residents say local and provincial authorities are not dealing with their complaints

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Brief | 20 May 2025

Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds

Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves

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News | 9 May 2025

Protesters block major roads in Eastern Cape

Owners of small businesses complain about failures of the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality

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News | 16 April 2025

Damning report on R57-million Buffalo City swimming pool

Years later the pool remains incomplete and a symbol of municipal failure

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News | 14 April 2025

200 RDP homes waiting more than six months for Eskom supply

“Only Eskom can answer,” says Amahlathi Municipality spokesperson about Northern Node Farm in the Eastern Cape

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Brief | 18 November 2024

Buffalo City ratepayers march to City Hall, rejecting electricity fee

A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July

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News | 11 July 2024

“I had to beg for my child’s maintenance money”

The Department of Justice’s payment portal, MojoPay, has suspended electronic payments since May due to suspected fraud

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News | 20 June 2024

The traffic department that hasn’t issued a ticket for years

“We used to have ticket books, but they were stolen” says a traffic officer in Ngcobo, Eastern Cape

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News | 15 May 2024

Millions owed to scholar transport providers in Eastern Cape

Total shutdown avoided after transport department promises to pay by 15 May, but disruptions reported in some areas

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Brief | 2 May 2024

Years of protests pay off as Eastern Cape village gets new high school

The R56-million Vukile Tshwete Senior Secondary has officially opened in Keiskammahoek after eight years of struggle

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Brief | 19 March 2024

Community health workers march in East London

They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment

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Brief | 11 March 2024

Walter Sisulu students spend the night in jail after NSFAS protest

University says it is NSFAS’s responsibility to resolve the issue with students

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Brief | 12 October 2023

Flooding in Eastern Cape: municipality blames residents, residents blame municipality

1,200 people evacuated in Nelson Mandela Bay after heavy rains

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Photo Essay | 16 May 2023

Community protest at court to demand release of local “crime fighters”

At least 16 people linked to a crime-fighting group face charges of assaulting suspected criminals in Butterworth

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Brief | 28 March 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

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Brief | 10 February 2023