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GIVING BACK: Staff of the uThixo uLungile Ministries crèche in Stoney Drift are working hard to help their communityPicture: MATTHEW FIELD

Help crèche serve their community

Sherylene Minter, who runs uThixo uLungile Ministries crèche in Stoney Drift, is asking for donations to help the crèche serve the community. “At this moment, our funds are way down and will be down until April next year,” she told the…

LIVE WIRE: An illegal electrical connection snakes down a telephone pole in Stoney Drift. Residents say they are constantly dealing with such illegal connections despite numerous efforts from the municipalityPicture: MATTHEW FIELD

Illegal electricity connections still plague community one year later

Back in 2019, the GO! & Express reported on a large number of illegal electricity connections that had sprung up in Stoney Drift. One year later, it seems that little has changed. “I’ve been staying here for the past five or six years,…

Illegal connections removed but Stoney Drift residents still in the dark

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,…

DAMMING EVIDENCE: Piles of litter fill the First Creek River which, when combined with the raw sewage flowing into it, makes for an unpleasant sightPictures: MATTHEW FIELD

Stoney Drift “under siege”

“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…

SEX ED: Masithethe employee Sindiswa Mbinqo sharing knowledge with pupils of Luncedo Pre-Primary SchoolPicture:SUPPLIED

Pupils benefit from sex education drive

Luncedo Pre-Primary School, situated in Stoney Drift township, held a sex education programme – “Good touch, Bad Touch” – hosted by Masithethe Counselling Services. The 50 pupils who participated were provided with information aimed at…

ESSENTIAL WORK: Residents can expect some relief from the potholes in suburbs in BCM as the metro’s pothole and maintenance repair programme gets underway Picture: SUPPLIED

Metro steps up effort to fix gaping holes in city roads

Frustrated motorists in Buffalo City Metro can expect some relief from pothole-filled roads as a R109-million project to maintain roads, stormwater drains and bridges kicks into high gear. This week maintenance and repair work was…

Urgent plea for help to care for babies

Centre struggling as more children brought in UTHIXO Ulungile Ministries in Stoney Drift is desperately looking for donations for their baby centre. The centre normally cares for less than 20 babies, however, this year, it already has 26…