South Africa|Eastern Cape

More than half the vehicles at a Uitenhage police station are not working

A burst tyre is enough to put a police vehicle out of action for over seven months

Emotional farewell to child crushed by stormwater pipe

Probes into Phawu Mandiyase’s death continue

Covid-19: Empty beaches leave traders stranded

“The closure of beaches has taken away our daily bread”

Covid-19 grant beneficiaries hoping for a miracle

Monthly grant is due to come to an end in January

Filthy train station has been cleaned … but not by PRASA

GroundUp report prompts Freedom Front Plus members to clean up De Mist station in Uitenhage

UIF applicants forced to break Covid-19 curfew rule

Some people say they queue from 3am outside Department of Labour offices in Port Elizabeth

Violence erupts over electricity in Port Elizabeth

Residents of informal settlement retaliate with stones after nearby homeowners cut illegal connections

Covid-19 beach closures threaten the livelihoods of car guards

“This job gave me a sense of independence and pride”

“I have tried all the tricks … but with no success” says frustrated Covid-19 grant applicant

Despite new Post Office system, snaking queues are the norm in Port Elizabeth

Trial will shed light on Wild Coast violence

Community is split, even within families, on whether mining should be allowed to take place

SASSA’s Uitenhage office only serves 50 people a day. This is what it looked like at 1:30pm

Makhanda occupiers say they can no longer afford to pay rent

Municipality is concerned with informal settlements mushrooming in the city

Shack dwellers disrupt water and electricity project in Uitenhage

The two projects are meant to benefit elderly, disabled and blind residents whose 500 informal structures are being built in the area

Labour department acts against Queenstown factory where worker’s hand was severed

Eugene Jali lost his hand in a maize mixing machine

The weeds are growing waist-high on Eastern Cape train stations

Toilets, basins, light bulbs, doors have been stolen

Police officers accused of assault barred from community by angry residents

The officers allegedly beat up a 20-year-old for breaking curfew regulations