South Africa|Eastern Cape

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81-year-old Mthatha widow waiting two decades for her house

Ndenzeni Njwenene first applied in 1999

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News | 12 December 2023

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Workers under Creecy’s “cleaning and greening” project demand unpaid wages

Nelson Mandela Bay ward councillor pens letter in support of workers’ demands

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Brief | 7 December 2023

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The informal brick makers of Dordrecht

“We are only working to put food on the table, nothing else” says Tinashe Mandobe who has made bricks in the small Eastern Cape town since 2004

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News | 7 December 2023

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Showdown looms between land occupiers and Eastern Cape municipality

Komani Protest Action interdicted from inciting “land grabbing” but vows to defy court order

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News | 1 December 2023

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Clean our “stinking” canal, demand Moeggesukkel shack dwellers

Nelson Mandela Bay ward councillor promises they will get water by Christmas and electricity in January

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Brief | 29 November 2023

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Municipality’s head of good governance allegedly scored R3.5-million in tenders

The PR councillor will continue working at Matatiele Local Municipality while the Hawks and COGTA investigate

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Brief | 27 November 2023

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Community radio stations challenge ICASA over rejected licence applications

“Community radio initiatives are crucial to educating and informing communities” says Bush Radio director

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News | 24 November 2023

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Millions poured into Eastern Cape sportsground but it’s still unfinished

After seven years, the project is under investigation

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News | 21 November 2023

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Kariega parents fight to save “beacon of hope” farm school

The education department wants to close Amanzi Primary School because it only has 114 learners

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Brief | 13 November 2023

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After 24 years, almost 1,000 RDP houses in Mthatha are still not finished

The Hawks are now investigating

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News | 13 November 2023

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A judge found that a man did not intend to rape his girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear the case this week

“What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa.”

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News | 13 November 2023

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Parents in tears over terrible conditions at school for disabled children

Eastern Cape education department sends task team to investigate

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News | 9 November 2023

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How to steal a railway line and stay out of jail

Legal manoeuvres have stalled the case against former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen

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Feature | 8 November 2023

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Roads in Kariega have been flooded for months

Taxi association in Kariega says: “We were promised that the problem would be fixed but it isn’t”

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Brief | 3 November 2023

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No clarity on when Makhanda will have a post office again

The post office closed in July

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Brief | 2 November 2023

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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

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News | 1 November 2023