South Africa|Eastern Cape

Protesters open assault case, alleging municipal official pepper-sprayed them

Protesting unemployed security guards were demanding jobs with the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality

Unemployed security guards shut down municipal customer care centre

They have been demanding municipal jobs since 2019

Vaccine registration system cannot work in rural areas, says doctor

Logistics of rollout need to be simpler in the Eastern Cape

Makana Municipality gets court interdict against further protests

Community leaders protesting over poor services accused of hijacking genuine demands with a “nefarious political agenda”

East London residents say they live in filth

Rubbish strewn and sewage flooded streets are a daily curse in Duncan Village

Dispute between shareholders and board leaves commuters without bus service

Protesters block access to depot

Makhanda community stops million rand road construction project

They are demanding to be employed in local construction projects in their area

Even the rats have left this household now that the cupboard is empty

Brother and sister used to rely on Covid-19 grant

Makhanda residents march to city centre, demanding to see MEC

Leaders claim Xolile Nqatha refused to meet community

Police and shack dwellers clash over illegal connections in Gqeberha

Govan Mbeki Village residents want their izinyoka left alone

No money for electrification, municipal official tells shack dwellers

Residents from five informal settlements in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality are demanding electricity and other services

Hamba Kahle Wara Fana

Elderly people wait and wait for vaccines in long queue in Gqeberha

Although people arrived from as early as 4:30am, vaccinations only started at about noon

Factory where worker lost a hand is now compliant with safety rules, says Labour Department

Truda Foods has appointed more supervisors

Special needs school in Makhanda will have to wait another three years at least

Ten years after a court order, Education Department has finally acquired the land

No vegetables, no fruit: surviving without the Covid-19 grant

Nocawa Maneli of Gqeberha lives off pap and rice supplied by relatives