Parents shut down school for second week demanding a fence
“The department does not take the safety of our children seriously”
Brief | 5 March 2020
Community leaders warn of violence and conflict over land in Port Elizabeth
Residents of two informal settlements and a backyarder group are at each other’s throats over allocation of serviced sites
News | 4 March 2020
Health Department accused of failing to pay security guards at Motherwell clinics
Security guards were only paid 50% of their salaries in February
Brief | 3 March 2020
Not my area – adjacent ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement
Protesting residents of Bayland in Port Elizabeth don’t know where to turn
Brief | 26 February 2020
Taxis plough through sewage in Port Elizabeth
A drain has been overflowing on Old Uitenhage Road for six weeks
Brief | 25 February 2020
Not safe to go to the toilet
Residents of Kliprand informal settlement have opted for the bucket system because gangs target people using communal toilets at night
News | 24 February 2020
Violent protests in PE over failure to relocate shack dwellers
“The residents have been flooded with empty promises by human settlements officials” says ward councillor
News | 21 February 2020
Mounting pressure on families living at PE school to relocate
Principal says occupation is a threat to the survival of his school
News | 19 February 2020
Deaf children must wait, says Eastern Cape Department of Education
School gutted by fire won’t be fixed until 2023-4
News | 12 February 2020