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Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality

Illegal electricity connections spark tension in East London

5th Aug 2021 Sandiso Phaliso 0

Tension is brewing between informal settlements and those who live in brick houses in East London over illegal electricity connections.

Informal settlement residents in Mdantsane complain of rat infestation

1st Jul 2021 Mandla Mnyakama 0

Residents see no way else to get rid of their rubbish than to dump it because no truck will be coming to collect it.

Covid numbers at Eastern Cape universities spike

4th Nov 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

The surge in numbers of students testing positive is a cause for concern for universities in the Eastern Cape.

Bucket toilets not cleaned since April in East London informal settlement

21st Sep 2020 Mandla Mnyakama 0

The unhygienic situation is a sign of an uncaring government.

Uncollected rubbish gives residents headaches

13th Jul 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 Jul 2020 Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 0

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

SACP lambasts fraudulent allocation of housing in Duncan Village

10th Mar 2018 Chris Gilili 0

The South African Communist Party in East London took to the streets to demand accountable allocation of houses in Duncan Village and the need for the City to prioritize service delivery in the area.

Disabled woman lives in a flooded house

16th Nov 2017 Mbulelo Sisulu 0

“Now we like animals because we do not know where we belong. How can we live like foreigners in our country? We do not have a councillor here because of this situation. Service delivery is very bad here”

Buffalo City residents not all happy with mayor’s report

17th Oct 2017 Manqulo Nyakombi 0

Residents of Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality use the Mayor’s report back to lash out at the City for lack of service delivery, especially in informal settlements.

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