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Houses demolished, families evicted near East London Airport

28th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Despite the ongoing national state of disaster that prohibits evictions, the Department of Public Works says it demolished new and under construction structures that interfere with an airport runway.

E Cape hospital workers struggle for protection

23rd July 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Healthcare workers at Frere hospital in East London say that their working conditions have not changed since they last protested in June.

Health Department calls police against careworkers

17th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

After being violently removed by the police from the offices of the health department, community careworkers vowed to continue their struggle.

EC Careworkers demand permanent employment

16th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Community careworkers in the Eastern Cape marched to the provincial Department of Health demanding direct and permanent employment.

Duncan Village residents not happy with relocation

16th July 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Residents of Duncan Village informal settlement say they are not happy with being moved to temporary relocation units.

Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches

13th July 2020 Elitsha reporter 0

C Section Informal Settlement residents at Duncan Village in East London protest that uncollected mounds of stinking rubbish near their shack homes cause them an endless […]

Buffalo City claims that it loses millions to illegal connections

8th July 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Informal settlement residents continue to reconnect themselves to the electricity grid after the municipality disconnects their illegal supply.

Protest by Cecilia Makiwane Hospital workers forces decontamination

25th June 2020 Elitsha reporter 0

Healthcare workers at Cecilia Makiwane Hospital in Mdantsane had to stage a silent protest for the hospital management to agree to decontaminate the hospital.

Community leaders demand whole village get tested for Covid-19

24th June 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

A covid-19 cluster outbreak in a school in Mount Frere causes panic in the Eastern Cape and teachers union calls for schools to be shut down in the province.

20 confirmed Covid-19 cases in E Cape schools

11th June 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

Just in one week of schooling, the Eastern Cape Department of Education (ECDoE) has confirmed that 20 people have tested positive for covid-19.

South Africa’s spaza shops: how regulatory avoidance harms informal workers

25th February 2020 Andries du Toit 0

Small informal retailers are a ubiquitous feature of any developing country’s urban landscape. Known as spaza shops in South Africa, they are an important, even […]

Landmark court ruling highlights crisis in South Africa’s cities and towns

20th January 2020 Joleen Steyn Kotze 0

A high court in South Africa has passed a landmark ruling with far-reaching implications for municipalities that fail to carry out their constitutional duty to […]

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