Parents and learners shut down East London high school

They demand that the Department of Education provide transport for learners who walk over 8km

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Brief | 31 July 2017

Farmers in Eastern Cape village have to give their crops away

They have nowhere to sell their maize

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News | 28 July 2017

Municipality fails to fix public pool despite years of promises

It stands empty and overgrown in Mdantsane, a lost opportunity for the surrounding community

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News | 12 July 2017

With no English teacher, parents fear children will fail matric

Eastern Cape school has only two teachers to teach seven subjects to five grades of students

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Brief | 30 June 2017

No education for village children after government shuts down their school

Without money for transport, learners can’t get to nearest school in rural Eastern Cape

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News | 29 June 2017

Mdantsane man’s RDP house given to strangers

Thozamile Mazibukwana has spent years trying to get answers as to why he is left living in a shack

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News | 29 June 2017

No houses for residents relocated two years ago

And no answers from the municipality on Mdantsane’s abandoned housing project

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News | 26 June 2017

14 people live in a one-room shack

Mdantsane woman is trapped by debt

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News | 19 June 2017

Eastern Cape woman’s 23 year struggle to correct her ID

Nomboxo Kafile can’t access her old age grant because of the error

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News | 15 June 2017

People relieve themselves in bushes in forgotten part of East London

“Paraffin is very expensive … that is why we steal electricity”

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Brief | 29 May 2017

Dilapidated shack is a day care centre for children

Parents in Isilatsha Village near East London hope for a good Samaritan

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News | 25 May 2017

Wait for houses causes bad blood in Mdantsane

Residents in Komponi say they should be prioritised over informal settlement

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News | 24 May 2017

Woman makes extraordinary sacrifices to look after nephew

“I cannot stand here and lie by saying all is well”

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News | 23 May 2017

Living with an open sewer for 15 years

Residents in East London say election promises were made to fix the problem

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Brief | 17 May 2017

Five hour wait for ambulance

Eastern Cape Department of Health says awaiting delivery of over 100 emergency vehicles

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News | 25 April 2017

No cleaning materials or protective clothing for Duncan Village janitors

Workers use their salaries to buy cleaning products

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News | 21 April 2017