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CRUMBLING AWAY: Deteriorating roads across the city are forcing residents to take matters into their own hands. Pictures: TAMMY FRAY

Crumbling roads killing local tourism

East Coast resorts and caravan park owners along Schafli Road are on the brink of disaster, facing a fate like Mazeppa Bay Hotel, if the road’s crumbling infrastructure isn’t urgently addressed. In January, the historic Mazeppa Bay Hotel…

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula. File picture.Image: MICHAEL PINYANA

‘2.7-million potholes’: Mbalula’s celebrations at reaching a Twitter milestone takes a detour

Transport minister Fikile Mbalula’s celebration at reaching a milestone on Twitter was short-lived after users flooded his comment section with complaints. The avid social media user celebrated hitting 2.7-million followers this week. In…

Roads in Nyumaga village in Centane are so bad that residents and mourners are forced to use a donkey cart to take coffins to the local gravesites when it rains.Image: SUPPLIED

Only a donkey cart can get coffin to grave

BHONGO JACOB Roads in one Eastern Cape village are so bad that a funeral parlour has to hire a donkey cart to take a coffin to the graveyard. In some instances, locals even use ladders as stretchers to carry departed relatives to their…

COMING TOGETHER: Residents of Morgan Bay opened the freshly tarred Incarha Drive last week

Morgan Bay residents pitch in to fix roads

Nestled in a picturesque corner of the Wild Coast, Morgan Bay serves as a popular vacation spot for many Eastern Cape locals. With its relaxed atmosphere and stunning beaches, it’s not hard to see why so many are drawn to it. Sadly, the…

Fewer road fatalities in 2017 festive period

South Africa saw fewer road fatalities in the 2017 festive period‚ the Department of Transport announced on Monday. Transport Minister Joe Maswanganyi said 1‚527 people died on the roads between 1 December 2017 and 15 January 2018. This…

BCMM fixes up road

Linaria Drive upgrade receives thumbs-up AFTER the GO! & Express’s article on February 2 (“Road Rage in City”), the Buffalo City Metro Municipality (BCMM) took to rehabilitating Linaria Drive in Vincent, which is now sporting a new…