RDP houses unfit for people with disabilities

People with disabilities are prioritised for RDP houses but their homes are often not adjusted for them despite mounds of legislation

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News | 19 July 2018

Youth give blind woman’s house a makeover on Mandela Day

“My soul is very happy today. These youth are following the good example of Madiba.”

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Brief | 18 July 2018

Family breadwinner electrocuted by illegal connection

Residents say they have long been battling with the municipality to get electrification for Vastrap informal settlement

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News | 18 July 2018

Eastern Cape taxis threaten “strike” unless road is tarred

Money budgeted for tarring road was diverted for disaster relief in 2009

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Brief | 18 July 2018

Hiring of “teagirl” sparks protest in Uitenhage

Anger over employment procedure at sewer project

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Brief | 18 July 2018

Exams postponed at Fort Hare

Students refuse to write during strike by university workers

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Brief | 17 July 2018

Walmer residents want satellite police station reopened

Police say they have increased patrols in the area

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Brief | 17 July 2018

Unions claim victory in Port Elizabeth municipal back pay agreement

Trollip says coalition council has resolved decades of impasse with workers

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Brief | 13 July 2018

East London taxi commuters left wet and unhappy

Municipality says it will start construction of a shelter this financial year

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Brief | 12 July 2018

300 toilets without houses after five years

Uitenhage housing beneficiaries were moved to the toilets a year ago

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Brief | 12 July 2018

Cars but no roads in Eastern Cape village

Municipality promises to fix the situation by the end of the month

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Brief | 12 July 2018

More than 80 families use one toilet

The families living in the temporary shelters in Braelyn were moved there after their shacks burnt down in 2013

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News | 11 July 2018

Mobile clinic stays away in bad weather, say residents

Eastern Cape government says no new clinics will be built in 2018

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Brief | 11 July 2018

Municipality fails to fix burst pipe for two years, says resident

Uitenhage resident says area around his house remains waterlogged despite reporting the problem to the City several times

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Brief | 9 July 2018

No toilets for informal settlement in Mthatha

The municipality says it can’t provide services because residents occupied the land illegally

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Brief | 6 July 2018

Students tell of “deplorable” accommodation at Nelson Mandela University

University says it has resolved some of the problems and will address the rest next semester

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News | 6 July 2018