Hard life for Fairview’s horse grooms
They want the government to provide services to their informal settlement but it’s on private land. Nevertheless there is hope that a pending land transfer will change things
News | 3 November 2020
People pay R50 bribe to post office staff to get their R350 Covid-19 grant
Women cry from hunger and sleep outside waiting to be served
News | 2 November 2020
Makhanda community take City to court over poor waste management
“Our homes smell like sewage and rubbish” says resident
News | 30 October 2020
Councillor summons municipal officials to respond to shackdwellers’ complaints
“Shack” is a glorified name for a dog kennel, says councillor
News | 28 October 2020
Butterworth water protests politically motivated says municipality
“Officials live in East London … When they take a bath they spend an hour because they have enough water” responds protester
News | 23 October 2020
Rural Eastern Cape school, built with donations, battles to survive
Provincial education department blames contractor and dwindling budget for dilapidated state
Brief | 23 October 2020
Childcarers paid at last by Social Development
Many early childhood development centres have been starved of funds since March
Brief | 21 October 2020
Port Elizabeth family lose “breadwinner” in taxi shooting
The incident sparked violence in the communities of Booysens Park and Marikana
News | 21 October 2020
Eastern Cape man claims he was shot by police after a car chase
IPID confirms investigation
Brief | 20 October 2020