Makhanda taps dry for days after water treatment works failure
An emergency shutdown left most of the city without any water for a few days this week
News | 22 February 2024
Amatola Water misses deadline to fix Makhanda’s water woes yet again
Upgrades to water treatment works more than six years behind schedule. New deadline is April 2024.
News | 24 January 2024
No clarity on when Makhanda will have a post office again
The post office closed in July
Brief | 2 November 2023
Mandela Park families approved a sample toilet in 2008. 15 years later, they’re still waiting for the rest
Residents of Eastern Cape informal settlement say they’re not going to vote unless they get their promised toilets
News | 1 November 2023
Right to Read campaign launches in Makhanda
Civil society and teachers join forces to make early-grade literacy a national priority
Brief | 20 October 2023
Makhanda households fed up with living in a sewage nightmare
Residents of Hooggenoeg and Scotts Farm say the sewer system has been dysfunctional for over a decade
News | 18 September 2023
Makhanda without a post office since July
People from the town and surrounding areas are having to travel to Port Alfred
News | 8 September 2023
Government must intervene in Intercape bus attacks
Judge “determined not to be misunderstood” in ordering transport minister, Eastern Cape MEC and police to take action
Law | 24 August 2023
Dysfunctional Makana municipality slammed by COGTA minister
Municipality spent just 58% of its budget says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs minister
News | 11 August 2023