“These people are under siege.” This was how the DA’s BCM chairperson Vaughan Holmes described the East London suburb of Stoney Drift. With a triple threat of pollution, illegal electricity connections and a high crime rate, such a…
Zwelitsha residents of Zwelitsha are fed up with rubbish that is left strewn in the area, causing a stench and health risk. Local resident, Mbuyiseli Booi, said the area’s streets were always covered with litter. He said people living on…
King William’s Town represents a place seemingly forgotten by the municipality, having become that has become a rubbish dump to its residents, with busy streets strewn with various refuse. On investigation, the GO! & Express found piles…
Despite the recent BCMM Waste Indaba, where the reuse and recycling of waste was discussed, and a recent tender advert issued by the municipality for street bins, there is still an overwhelming problem of illegal dumping. The Daily…
AFTER months of battling, local handyman Trevor Watson finally gained some ground in his endeavour to improve the appalling state of the Umtiza Nature Reserve. On April 17, the Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) solid waste department…
JUST a few weeks after the GO! & Express exposed the dreary state of the Umtiza Nature Reserve in the Buffalo Pass area, rife with illegal dumping, Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) has seemingly attempted to “sweep the problem under the…
JUST a few weeks after the GO! & Express exposed the dreary state of the Umtiza Nature Reserve in the Buffalo Pass area, rife with illegal dumping, Buffalo City Municipality (BCM) have seemingly attempted to “sweep the problem under the…
By SIVENATHI GOSA and MADELEINE CHAPUT ILLEGAL dumping in one of the oldest residential areas in East London, West Bank, has become a growing concern for residents. Debbie and Keith Wilcox have been living with heaps of rubbish piled up…
EAST London handyman Trevor Watson is outraged. The reason for his anger? The shocking state of the Umtiza Nature Reserve near the Buffalo Pass, as well as the grounds of the East London race track. Watson visited the area and, through…
Breidbach Cemetery makeover begins after municipality intervenes THE Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality (BCMM) has heeded the outcry and pleas of residents and the South African National Civic Organisation (Sanco) to act on the poor…
Residents say it can cause ‘huge problems’ A LARGE, unsightly mound of sand, which emerged next to Wembley Court, Cambridge, has aroused increased concern from residents who fear it may become another illegal dumping site. The mound…
