Department promises new school after protest by fed-up learners
Plans for new buildings for Eyabantu Senior Secondary School are underway, says spokesperson
Brief | 4 August 2022
“I had to borrow R60 for taxis to collect my R350 grant”
Long queues in Makhanda force beneficiaries of Social Relief of Distress grant to return several times
News | 4 August 2022
Education department misses court deadline to pay educators
Eastern Cape education department has now promised to pay staff at a Makhanda school by the end of August
News | 2 August 2022
Amathole Municipality and Department of Water blame each other for leaving villages dry
Workers oppose the mayor’s plan to bring in a new company and cut their wages. Mayor blames the Department - but the municipality has not released funds to the contractor.
News | 1 August 2022
Gqeberha refugee office is a nightmare for Somali immigrants
Staff shortages at Home Affairs leave asylum seekers in the lurch
News | 29 July 2022
Electricity poles uprooted by shack dwellers demanding power
Kariega protesters are threatening to intensify their action if City fails to meet their demand
Brief | 28 July 2022
Pigs swim in the sewage outside my house, says protester
Gqeberha protesters block Old Uitenhage Road demanding changes to their living conditions
News | 28 July 2022
Where are the houses we were promised in 1996, ask the elderly women of Kei Road
“It is clear our government only helps those who protest”
News | 27 July 2022
Protesters uproot electricity poles because they are not connected
The Nomakanjani informal settlement community in Gqeberha has been blocking Addo Road for four days over a lack of electricity
Brief | 22 July 2022