Buffalo City’s aging wastewater treatment infrastructure is crumbling under the weight of rapid development, leading to frequent sewage spills into vital water bodies like the Gonubie estuary. In response, concerned locals are taking…
The municipality has been issued with a court order to address the growing number of abandoned plots in West Bank within 180 days. Issued in October, the court order was pursued by the Centre for Local Community Rights. Residents who…
An accountability dialogue organised by Masimanyane Women’s Rights International on August 23 revealed that little has been done by local government departments this year to combat gender-based violence and femicide, despite promises made…
June 1 saw Southernwood and Baysville residents up in arms against workers from local organization, Engage Men’s Health, who were attempting to dump their waste on Valley Road. Marred by chronic dumping and squatting for more than 20…
During August, Baysville residents living near Valley and Anderson roads opposite Baysville School of Skills cleared the unmaintained municipal land across the road from the school as a means to mitigate dumping practices and other health…
