One 5,000-litre water tank for 5,000 people in Nelson Mandela Bay
“I am not the government!” RDP homeowner tells community desperate for water from his tap
Brief | 15 July 2022
Police foil taxi protest over price of fuel
But a shutdown by taxis over fuel hikes may still happen
Brief | 14 July 2022
“Our children play in fields full of poop and pee” says protester
Hundreds of Bayland informal settlement residents block roads in Gqeberha over electricity and basic services
Brief | 14 July 2022
Learners protest against “drastic and unacceptable” changes to school infrastructure law
Equal Education members demand Eastern Cape education MEC intervene
Brief | 14 July 2022
“We live in a war zone” says mother pleading for better policing in Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Bay district police commissioner agrees with protesting residents that there is no police visibility
News | 13 July 2022
City blames illegal connections for “exploding” transformers
Townships in Kariega without power since the weekend
Brief | 12 July 2022
Usable water in Nelson Mandela Bay is down to 2.3% of dam capacity
“This water crisis has put our lives on hold”
Feature | 12 July 2022
Kariega by-election: “I voted without taking a bath. I was stinking!”
“No water, no vote” say voters fed-up with Nelson Mandela Bay’s water shortage
Brief | 8 July 2022
School site abandoned as contractor accuses education department of failing to pay
Meanwhile learners at Eyabantu Senior Secondary school in Fort Beaufort are crammed into tiny temporary classrooms
News | 7 July 2022