DNA bungling delays justice for family of slain mother
“Three years later, the suspect is roaming outside”
News | 11 July 2023
No water, toilets or electricity in multi-million rand Eastern Cape taxi rank
The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with the municipality for over eight years
News | 4 July 2023
Makhanda commuters ‘use the bush’ because taxi rank toilets have been closed for years
Councillor says she has asked the municipality for more public toilets in town
Brief | 30 June 2023
Nelson Mandela Bay residents protest high water bills
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed
Brief | 29 June 2023
Makana suspends official over “irregular” water pump payment
This comes as Makhanda battles crippling water crisis
News | 29 June 2023
25-year-old informal settlement still lacks basic services
GPO residents voted ANC because they believed their relocation would be delayed if they didn’t, says resident Thozama Nyathela. “We were only being fed empty promises.”
Brief | 29 June 2023
Kariega clinics closed after staff robbed at gunpoint
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised
Brief | 27 June 2023
Coal truck torched in Gqeberha electricity protest
Protesters were demanding the electrification of about 3,000 shacks
Brief | 23 June 2023
Gqeberha shack dwellers protest after electricity disconnected by RDP home owners
Residents of Baloyi informal settlement say two transformers installed in March have never been connected
Brief | 22 June 2023