Gender-based violence hits Tsomo police
A disagreement over the use of a vehicle led to a male officer assaulting a female officer at Tsomo police station.
Eastern Cape
Three municipal construction projects in Mnquma stand incomplete
Three multi-million rand projects in Mnquma Local Municipality are unfinished while residents’ questions go unanswered.
Millions paid for substandard and incomplete sports fields by EC municipalities
Residents of Khowa in the Eastern Cape are still waiting for the hand over of the R23-million facility built by Thalami Civils.
Eastern Cape Centane villagers go to court to try get clean water
Three weeks since the court hearing on water provision to Centane, there is still no clean water in their taps.
Eastern Cape municipality to answer for R15m sportsfield
Eastern Cape municipalities have spent millions on sub-standard and some times useless facilities, built by construction company, Thalami Civils.
Tyeni villagers still live in fear after Sept 4 attack
Tyeni villagers endure many hardships to access basic necessities and they feel unsafe in their homes and neglected by government.
No end in sight to water crisis in Nelson Mandela Bay
Droughts are expected to become more frequent in southern Africa as climate change heralds extreme weather events globally.
E Cape villagers flee their torched homes
Corruption and factional battles seem to be what’s behind violence at Tyeni village in Port St Johns.
Over 100 villages in Raymond Mhlaba without water
Villagers in Amathole District Municipality continue without water for months on end despite the Covid-19 pandemic.
Historic Lovedale Press facing closure
The 198-year-old printing press published isiXhosa texts, much of which at its inception was Christian, but African literature from around the continent was later part of its output.
Gqeberha fishermen set off to catch squid after 2 year wait
A challenge by the South African Squid Management Industrial Association has been at the centre of the delay experienced by small-scale fishers in Gqeberha.
Farming communities in E Cape struggle to adhere to Covid regulations
As Covid-19 rages on with residents not adhering to preventive measures, unemployment and poverty continue to plague small farming towns around the country.
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