Small-scale farmers demand access to land
“Our animals graze in yards and graveyards because there is no land for us”
News | 23 August 2019
Unions march against crime in Motherwell
“Residents are only quick to blow whistles when they want to protest, but fail to blow the same whistle when they see criminals” says police colonel
Brief | 22 August 2019
Residents say Peace Village is a “pigsty”
Raw sewage bubbles up in yards and runs in the streets of RDP housing project in Uitenhage
Brief | 22 August 2019
Tensions between communities reach “boiling point” over electricity in Port Elizabeth
Mayor Bobani promises electrification of informal settlements and removal of all illegal connections
Brief | 22 August 2019
“Our area is over 120 years old but still we have no electricity, houses, and roads”
PE residents barricade roads because of housing delivery failures
Brief | 21 August 2019
College students protest against 80% attendance policy
Students claim that late payments of NSFAS allowances caused them to miss classes
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Lucas Nowicki
Brief | 21 August 2019
Eastern Cape village fights for its school
Children and teachers learn at the risk of the ceiling falling on them
Brief | 21 August 2019
Mdantsane community divided over suspended ward councillor
Residents say the ANC is failing both sides by not acting
Brief | 21 August 2019
Endlovini residents demand to know why electrification of their shacks stopped
About 50 people demonstrated outside Port Elizabeth city hall demanding electricity, toilets and water
Brief | 20 August 2019