Chair of the Unemployed People’s Movement was Makhanda’s most prominent activist
By Loyiso Dyongman and GroundUp Staff
Obituary | 23 February 2024
An emergency shutdown left most of the city without any water for a few days this week
News | 22 February 2024
Upgrades to water treatment works more than six years behind schedule. New deadline is April 2024.
News | 24 January 2024
The post office closed in July
Brief | 2 November 2023
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they’re not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets
News | 1 November 2023
“It’s my only source of income” says pensioner
By Daniel Steyn, Ella Morrison, Loyiso Dyongman, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 8 September 2023
People from the town and surrounding areas are having to travel to Port Alfred
News | 8 September 2023
Municipality spent just 58% of its budget says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister
News | 11 August 2023
Amatola Water says it expects the water interruptions in Makhanda to end by 30 August
News | 21 July 2023