Articles for Johnnie Isaac
Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
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
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
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
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
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
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
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
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
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Johnnie Isaac
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
Brief | 19 March 2024