School’s dream dashed as donor fails to pay up
Rashid Khan promised tens of millions of rands to an Eastern Cape school but both he and the government have let the community down
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Tania Broughton
News | 14 February 2022
Broke municipality can’t provide basic services but it pays managers massive travel allowances
Amahlathi Local Municipality has a history of financial mismanagement
By Steve Kretzmann and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Feature | 11 February 2022
Bungled payroll leaves education assistants unpaid for two months in Eastern Cape
Audit underway to determine which of the province’s 40,000 education assistants were paid
News | 10 February 2022
The “Friendly City” is filthy
Only 11 of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s 36 refuse trucks are operational
Brief | 9 February 2022
Ten years ago this Eastern Cape woman was told to move her shack to make room for her RDP house. Now she’s 74 and still waiting
Nompumelelo Watani is still waiting
News | 8 February 2022
Trial of former top PRASA official accused of stealing railway line postponed yet again
Mthuthuzeli Swartz‘s lawyer opposes further delays
Brief | 7 February 2022
Municipal officials accused of complicity in land grab
Buffalo City denies it but has launched a probe
News | 3 February 2022
Makana municipality defaults on Eskom debt
Struggling City fails to repay R7.5 million instalment
Brief | 31 January 2022
In this township parents wear gumboots and carry their children through the sewage
Residents of Valencia in Addo say promises made in 2017 to fix the system were not kept
News | 31 January 2022