Articles for Loyiso Dyongman

Elderly at risk as Eastern Cape Department of Social Development slashes funding

Imbumba Association for the Aged challenges spending cuts

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News | 12 January 2022

Municipality in breach of court order to clear dumpsites

Informal dumping sites were meant to have been cleaned up weeks ago

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Brief | 26 October 2021

Makhanda dumpsite occupiers say they have nowhere else to go, as municipality tries to upgrade it

Company awarded R20m to refurbish the site. But a dispute with a subcontractor threatens the project.

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News | 7 October 2021

13-year-old drowns on Makhanda construction site

Residents accuse municipality of negligence after Asanele Qomfo lost his life swimming in water from a damaged pipe

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Brief | 28 September 2021

It took a court order, but municipality says it is cleaning up Makhanda at last

Makhanda’s by-laws and waste management system fail constitutional mandate, says judge

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News | 15 September 2021

Taps run dry as water crisis deepens in Makhanda

“The recent rains haven’t had the desired impact on our dams” says municipality

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News | 7 September 2021

Elderly people in rural Makana struggle to get to vaccine sites

People are paying R60 for transport to Covid vaccination sites in Makhanda, and that’s just for the first jab

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News | 18 August 2021

Makana municipality “has a serious service delivery problem, especially with water”

Residents told there will be more water outages this week

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News | 2 August 2021