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Day care centre rebuilt after fire – for the fifth time

“I just need the municipality to assist me rebuild,” says principal

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News | 19 October 2018

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Village school has three teachers and three pit toilets for 116 learners

“It’s really tough but we battle along”

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Brief | 17 October 2018

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Villagers battle princess over land

Ward councillor condemns actions of Princess Nomaxhosa Jongilanga after shacks demolished

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News | 15 October 2018

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Street vendors accuse Buffalo City of empty promises

“There is no support offered to us, although formal businesses get so much attention from the metro.”

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Brief | 4 October 2018

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Overflowing sewage, no electricity, one tap and two toilets for over 300 residents

Residents of Duncan Village blame councillor

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News | 3 October 2018

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When government is a slumlord: Pefferville’s ghastly blocks of flats

“When it’s time to vote they will come here in numbers, yet we do not get any services from them”

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News | 19 September 2018

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Young women must come out and shame their abusers, say activists

March against violence in Duncan Village

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Brief | 12 September 2018

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Hitchhikers targeted by East London taxi drivers

Hitchhiking is killing our business, say taxi operators

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News | 6 September 2018

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No money for C-section in East London

Two toilets for 200 people in Duncan Village, and the municipality “doesn’t have any funds” to fix or instal more

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Brief | 30 August 2018