“Everytime I look at these wires, I remember how my grandson died,” says East London grandmother

A number of people have been electrocuted in Amalinda Forest informal settlement in the past three years

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Brief | 28 June 2019

“We should have left this place many years ago”

Residents of Powerline informal settlement are busy relocating to serviced stands in Port Elizabeth

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Brief | 25 June 2019

“It’s been five years now and not a single house is finished,” says East London resident

Some residents have moved into incomplete houses after the site was abandoned by contractors in 2015

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News | 24 June 2019

Village without tap water for two years

District municipality blames drought for the plight of villagers in Cofimvaba

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Brief | 21 June 2019

Rush to spend infrastructure millions in Uitenhage

Councillor says protest action has prevented municipality from fixing roads

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Brief | 20 June 2019

Uitenhage public works employees want permanent jobs

Payslips printed on the back of lotto tickets

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Brief | 19 June 2019

300 homes share eight pit toilets

Shackdwellers in Polar Park and Tyampolo, East London, are not even on housing waiting lists

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News | 18 June 2019

Mdantsane residents close down ANC ward councillor’s office

Councillor Ntombizodwa Gamnca laughs off allegations that she is involved in dodgy housing deals

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News | 18 June 2019

Health workers sit in at PE clinic following attack on nurse

Health department says it cannot deploy security guards into a room where confidential consultations take place

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News | 13 June 2019

Sewage floods PE streets

Residents say the problem started a year ago

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Brief | 12 June 2019

Residents told not to dump rubbish illegally … but municipality fails to collect their waste

For months Uitenhage residents have had infrequent garbage collection

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Brief | 10 June 2019

Political spat over ‘leak’ at city council chambers in Port Elizabeth

Water running from council chambers for weeks

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Brief | 7 June 2019

More charges being brought against Mthuthuzeli Swartz

Former PRASA executive’s case postponed till August

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Brief | 6 June 2019

Lucky escape from fire for Uitenhage 79-year-old

Xolisile Yani’s chips and vetkoek business ruined

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Brief | 5 June 2019

Gogo’s 20 year battle to change an error on her ID

Home Affairs is now investigating the matter

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Brief | 31 May 2019