Donna Whitehead from 7de Laan in Nelson Mandela Bay says her family still drinks water directly from the tap because they are unemployed and cannot afford to buy electricity to boil all the water they use. Photos: Mkhuseli Sizani Dam levels in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality dropped below 12% this week. As a precautionary measure, the municipality has urged residents to boil … [Read more...] about Nelson Mandela Bay households have been told to boil tap water. But poor families say they can’t afford to
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Six years to renovate a police station and it still isn’t finished
Renovation of Indwe police station charge office started in 2017. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik The first R7-million tender to renovate Indwe police station was awarded in 2017. What was meant to be a 18-month project has taken more than six years. Two construction companies hired left the job incomplete and it looks like a third company will now be hired. The community has … [Read more...] about Six years to renovate a police station and it still isn’t finished
Mostert’s Mill rises from the ashes while UCT library gutted by fire remains deserted
Top photo: Mostert’s Mill has been restored after the fire of April 2021. Photo: Ashraf HendricksBottom photo: Mostert’s Mill was gutted by the fire. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The restoration of Mostert’s Mill, the iconic 200-year-old windmill destroyed by the April 2021 UCT fire, is almost complete. The mill’s sails were fitted on Wednesday, a big step forward in the … [Read more...] about Mostert’s Mill rises from the ashes while UCT library gutted by fire remains deserted
Over 1,000 march in support of queer pride
Winners of the 2023 Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride, Abubakr Shamiel Hartz and Zoë Robyn Seloane, joined over a thousand people for the annual pride march on Saturday. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Bright rainbow coloured flags made waves down the streets in Cape Town city centre as over 1,000 people marched in a parade to celebrate queer pride in South Africa on Saturday. It was the … [Read more...] about Over 1,000 march in support of queer pride
Hundreds of public service workers down tools on Monday in defiance of court interdict
Members of the South African Policing Union (SAPU) march through the streets of Pretoria with NEHAWU and other affiliates as they start an indefinite strike on Monday. Photo: Chris Gilili Hundreds of workers affiliated to the National Education Health and Allied Workers Union (NEHAWU) downed tools on Monday across the country over a wage dispute, among other demands. This is … [Read more...] about Hundreds of public service workers down tools on Monday in defiance of court interdict
