South Africa|Eastern Cape

Taxi drivers arrested during violent protest granted bail

The court has forbidden them from participating in protests

Parents shut down school over inflated rent

Governing body says R138k per month building is unsuitable for schooling

Protesters torch ten electricity poles in Kariega

Several communities surrounding Area 11 plunged into darkness since Saturday

Eastern Cape MEC warns of system collapse because of unpaid school water bills

Mayor calls for army to end taxi strike

Protesters in Nelson Mandela Bay have forced the closure of clinics, schools, shopping centres and disrupted many other vital services

Parents win three year battle to build school

Construction of Kariega school was stalled because education department failed to pay contractors

Elderly in rural Eastern Cape struggling to register for vaccines

No smartphones, poor connectivity and a lack of transport make registering impractical

Council cleans the filthy street we filmed

Readers tell us there are other places as bad as Bering Street in Kariega

Taxi drivers bring Gqeberha to standstill over Covid-19 funds

“Most of us are unable to pay our bills” says protesting taxi driver