Buffalo City municipal workers go on strike
South African Municipal Workers’ Union wants an end to private contracting of primary municipal services
News | 16 September 2025
Buffalo City wastes millions on vanity projects while essential infrastructure crumbles
More than R200-million blown on mismanaged tourist attractions while beaches are polluted by sewage
Feature | 1 September 2025
Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 May 2025
Helping hand offered to woman feeding children in East London
The Lunchbox Fund and the Development Bank have committed to providing meals to Zandile Mtungata’s organisation
By Mike Loewe
Brief | 17 October 2024
Child malnutrition in the Eastern Cape has more than doubled
Community project in Duncan Village helps feed hungry children
By Mike Loewe
News | 26 September 2024
Father unable to register his son because he is not the mother
Despite DNA tests, Home Affairs refused to issue birth certificate to single dad’s son
News | 14 August 2024
Buffalo City ratepayers march to City Hall, rejecting electricity fee
A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July
News | 11 July 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