Makhana municipality dodges responsibility for abandoned houses
Empty RDP houses attract crime, say residents
News | 6 July 2021
Taxi bosses surprise drivers with Covid-19 inspection
Association warns drivers to wear masks and sanitise, or face penalties from Monday
Brief | 2 July 2021
Villagers make difficult 70km journey to get vaccinated
Eastern Cape health department says many new sites will open soon
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn
News | 1 July 2021
A roller-coaster year for the arts, says National Arts Festival CEO
Live performances at this year’s festival have been cancelled for the second year
Brief | 30 June 2021
Eastern Cape parents build their own school
Baleni Senior Secondary School near Xolobeni is raising funds to build classrooms and other facilities
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn
News | 30 June 2021
Only 24-hour clinic in KwaNobuhle was without running water for five days
Water was restored late on Monday after staff threatened to down tools
Brief | 29 June 2021
Circumcision schools say new lockdown does not apply to them
Traditional school leaders say they were not consulted and they will only stop if the president explicitly says they must
News | 28 June 2021
Shack dwellers who own houses will have their shacks destroyed, warns municipality
The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is expected to start “formalising” about 140 informal settlements across the city this week
Brief | 28 June 2021
Protesters open assault case, alleging municipal official pepper-sprayed them
Protesting unemployed security guards were demanding jobs with the Nelson Mandela Bay municipality
Brief | 24 June 2021