Learners with spiritual calling ejected from schools
A calling to hear ancestral voices has got some learners suspended from school.
Mdantsane
Community stands behind four vigilantes accused of murder
Members of the neighbourhood watch in NU2 in Mdantsane,who will appear in court again on Tuesday, 7 September, enjoyed community support when they appeared in court last week Thursday.
Illegal electricity connections spark tension in East London
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
Residents see no way else to get rid of their rubbish than to dump it because no truck will be coming to collect it.
Buffalo City claims that it loses millions to illegal connections
Informal settlement residents continue to reconnect themselves to the electricity grid after the municipality disconnects their illegal supply.
Mdantsane councillor allegedly sold RDP houses
Four years on, after the project to build houses started at Unit P township in Mdantsane, residents still label the RDP housing development as a “project of corruption”.
Buffalo City residents not all happy with mayor’s report
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.
Shortage of teachers threatens to close Mdantsane school
The education crisis in the Eastern Cape is set to continue as some primary schools are set to close down because of a lack of […]
Poor state of sport facilities in Mdantsane
Mdantsane is known for its love of sport, especially boxing and rugby, but a small audit of the facilities proves that they are in a poor state.
Mdantsane, the second biggest township in South Africa, is located between East London and King William’s town. “MDA” as it’s referred to by those who live in it, was established in the late 1960’s as a result of the East Bank/West Bank forced removal of residents, who were separated by the Buffalo River. Under the reign of white dominance, the native people fought a number of battles protecting their land, but they were defeated and driven off the river banks. Mdantsane was built as a concentration camp, where white industries draw labour, and enslave black people to keep their businesses running at low cost.
Parallel rallies at this years’ May Day
This year’s May Day was marked by deep and visible division in the country’s biggest trade union federation. The Congress of South African Trade Unions, […]
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