In the small town of Stutterheim, the poorest of the poor compete with pigs for scraps at the sprawling public dump. Weekly water and electricity outages have become the norm, and no traffic light has worked for a year. Fearing complete…
Last month, I wrote about how the lack of bins around BCM contribute to littering. This week, I want to follow up on this. I still stand by my claim that the absence of dustbins encourages littering. However, as with most things, this is…
Even though we’ve all gone back to school or started work, it’s still summer time here in BCM which means the beaches are still jam-packed. I was actually amazed on Monday just how full it was when my family and I went down for a picnic –…
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…
THE Gonubie Harriers running club are holding a beach clean-up this Saturday starting from 8am and are inviting all to be a part of it. “Our aim is to clean the area of pollution that otherwise finds its way into the sea, as well as…
