Families drink from drains as water trucks break down
Three out of four water trucks in Eastern Cape town are in for repairs
News | 29 September 2020
Villagers donate money to build a clinic in a shack
Villagers in the rural Eastern Cape struggling to access health services have tried to create their own infrastructure
News | 9 September 2020
Angry Butterworth protesters send mayor away
Residents ask Premier to drink borehole water, but he refuses
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 19 February 2020
Dams empty in Eastern Cape
The Gcuwa and all dams supplying Butterworth and surrounding areas are dry
Brief | 14 November 2019
Confusion over land ownership leaves Butterworth residents in limbo
Hundreds of families without services for 12 years
News | 16 September 2019
Day zero in Butterworth
Not drought but municipalities caused water crisis, say residents
Brief | 14 August 2019
Drought and strike leave taps dry in Butterworth
Protesting residents block N2 demanding water tankers
Brief | 12 August 2019
“No one was going to believe me” says rape survivior
Eastern Cape women struggle with prosecution of rapists
News | 8 August 2019
Dagga business in the open in Eastern Cape
For members of the Rastafarian community it’s an economic opportunity, but some want it shut down
News | 31 July 2019