Service Delivery

KAZIMLA MFIKILI The increasing deterioration of Gonubie’s roads brings into question the success of the Buffalo City’s Municipality’s (BCM) Operation Valazonke programme, which in May...

The legality of BCMM mayor Princess Faku’s electricity meter amnesty deal announced last week is being called into question given the deal contravenes the...

In the streets of Alphandale in East London, a foul undercurrent threatens daily life. For more than three years, raw sewage has oozed underneath a...

After years of living with the stench of raw sewage, residents of Labans Street in Alphendale are finally breathing easier. For months, a sewage spill...

Open spaces across the city are overrun with bushes and long grass yet newly ordered bush-clearing and grass-cutting tools are gathering dust in the...

MFUNDO PILISO and ZENAKHE GXASHE Buffalo City Metro has finally fixed the notorious sinkholes plaguing Eastern Beach, which had turned one of the city’s prime...

A new initiative, the lanyard project, is taking root in our community, aiming to make East London a more inclusive and compassionate space for...

“If we knew how bad the service delivery would become, we would have started our businesses in another city.” This is the view of local...

Two residents from Pefferville are taking the Buffalo City Municipality to court on October 24 over failing infrastructure causing raw sewage to flow into...

TANDO NKUNGWANA A new artistic landmark is set to brighten Gonubie Main Road, turning the town’s reservoir into a vibrant mural that celebrates its rich...

While residents consider legal action against the electricity increases, businesses are feeling the pinch, with their charges shooting up from R2,500 to approximately R46,000. From...

There was relief and joy on Wednesday when it was revealed that the sewage leaks on the western side of Gonubie Point had dried...

To prevent a reoccurrence of pregnant patients lying on the floor in Frere Hospital’s labour and delivery ward, the Eastern Cape health department will...

This has been a financially and emotionally draining year for residents living on Reservoir and Connaught roads in Milner Estate, with house break-ins averaging...

Ward 28 councillor Frederick Pohl and his team spent Friday morning, January 19, cutting the grass at Beacon Bay police station. This forms part of...

Despite the harsh weather conditions on September 26, more than 80 dedicated volunteers came together to clean up Eastern Beach in Quigney, showcasing true...

Tidy Towns Buffalo City and Border Kei Chamber of Business (BKCOB) have renewed calls for BCMM to issue a tender for the repair of...

Over the festive season residents may see a sleek new mobile alcohol evidence centre making the rounds of roadblocks in East London to do...

“The municipality must acknowledge they have a problem with ageing infrastructure and insufficient maintenance. Sewage overflows into residential areas is completely unacceptable and cannot...

MANDILAKHE KWABABANA and LISAKHANYA NDWAYI   The supply of water to the Eastern Cape’s most popular tourist destinations within the Amathole district municipality has reached crisis...

FESTIVE FEVER: This past weekend hundreds flocked down to East London’s esplanade to experience the annual Christmas display and fireworks hosted by the municipality....

SIKHO NTSHOBANE While ensuring everyone has access to clean water remains a challenge, the OR Tambo district municipality is spending about R300m on constructing another...