Despite a chilling reminder in August when a nine-year-old boy nearly lost his life after falling into an open manhole at the East London Zoo, it took the municipality months to cover another dangerous manhole outside Moonshine Private…
Gonubie traffic department learner drivers are appealing to the community to assist with refilling potholes on the learner driver test route that is forcing them to swerve into oncoming traffic. Swerving or encroaching onto the right-hand…
After ongoing complaints and multiple attempts to get BCM to fix the gaping potholes in their area, frustrated Dorchester Heights residents have resorted to using their own resources and labour to fill them up. About 30 community members…
Twelve months ago, the children at Ferndale Primary School in Morgan Bay in the Eastern Cape were struggling with no running water, pit latrines and a collapsing school roof. Fast forward 10 months and thanks to the support and commitment…
A report to be tabled at the BCM council today details millions the metro is spending on repairing stolen and vandalised electrical infrastructure in the city. The report indicates that from the R29m energy and electricity department…
On September 12, Buffalo City Metro, Border Kei Chamber of Business and Buffalo City Tidy Towns committed to refurbish ablution facilities at beaches and parks in preparation for the festive season. This comes after ward councillors in…
Two residents from Pefferville are taking the Buffalo City Municipality to court on October 24 over failing infrastructure causing raw sewage to flow into their backyards. For almost five years, raw sewage has been flowing from blocked…
Getting a driver’s license is a necessity for every motorist in SA. Due to the high number of people needing to get their learner’s and driver’s licenses every month, one would expect the process to be simple and efficient. However,…
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has announced that it will be investigating BCM following allegations of human rights violations by the DA. According to the DA, BCM was violating the human rights of beneficiaries of the incomplete…
By KARABO LEDWABA South Africa’s ‘missing middle’ is going hungry. These are people who do not qualify for social grants but are not fully employed. This is according to Operation Hunger’s interim CEO Sandy Bukula. She told SowetanLIVE…
As drought continues to grip the Eastern Cape, many residents are starting to feel the pinch as BCM enacts increasingly stricter water restrictions. Some communities, however, are being hit harder than others. One such community is…
While most of East London was glued to their televisions, radios and computers watching the Springboks utterly thrash their English rivals to win the Rugby World Cup, an all too familiar scenario was playing out in the suburb of Stoney…
Last month, the GO! & Express reported how Stoney Drift residents have had to put up with sewage leaks, high crime rates and dangerous illegal electricity connections that put their lives at risk on a daily basis. Following our exposé,…
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…
A nauseating stench fills the air as residents from one side of the street watch the other side receive service delivery in Haven Hills, East London. Separated by just a street, the disparity is clearly evident as some live in houses made…
