Articles for Johnnie Isaac
“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
Community health workers march in East London
They want to be in-sourced and they want proper personal protective equipment
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
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
By Joseph Chirume and Johnnie Isaac
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
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
Brief | 10 February 2023