13-year-old boy walks and hitchhikes for an hour to get to school every day
Farm school has no scholar transport for about 80 keen learners
Kariega
Kariega clinic reopens after residents volunteer to act as security guards
Ten residents have volunteered to rotate guarding the clinic until the stolen fence is replaced
Staff refuse to work at clinic after fence stolen
“We demand our safety as well as patients’ safety,” says nurse
My kids will go to school without shoes, says mother whose child grant has not been paid
SASSA says 150,000 grants have been suspended
Many child support grant recipients left without money for January
SASSA spokesperson denies there is a problem, but officials speaking anonymously say otherwise
Children kayak in Kariega’s flooded streets
Local business owners scupper latest effort by Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality to remove water
Nationwide Home Affairs failure as new year begins
Thousands of people across the country unable to access government services
Private Prepaid Electricity, Gas, and Water Meter Suppliers in Gqeberha
Gqeberha, formerly known as Port Elizabeth, is a vibrant city in South Africa. As the demand for efficient and convenient utility services grows, private prepaid meter suppliers have emerged to meet the needs of residents. These suppliers offer private prepaid electricity, gas, and water meters, providing a hassle-free way to manage and control utility consumption. …
It’s Christmas without water for hundreds of families in Kariega
Municipality blames water shortage on vandalism of pump station last March
Clean our “stinking” canal, demand Moeggesukkel shack dwellers
Nelson Mandela Bay ward councillor promises they will get water by Christmas and electricity in January
NMB 1 City Marathon & 21.1km
Local athletes are gearing up to take part in the Nelson Mandela Bay 1 City Marathon and 21km at the Fairview racecourse in Greenbushes on Saturday, 2 December. Last year the marathon event attracted over 1500 eager runners and this year a strong turnout is expected with theintroduction of pacing buses for the marathon. There …
Kariega parents battle to keep “beacon of hope” farm school
The education department wants to close Amanzi Primary School because it only has 114 learners
Roads in Kariega flooded for months
Taxi association in Kariega says: “We were promised that the problem would be fixed but it isn’t.”
Sewage still seeps through Kariega streets and the mayor is nowhere to be seen
Promises made in July have not been kept
One train a day for Eastern Cape commuters
Since Monday you can now leave Kariega for Gqeberha by train at 6:15am and take the return trip at 5:15pm
Protesters block Bantom Road, Kariega amid five-day power outage
Nelson Mandela Bay councillor says many homes were plunged into dark after an explosion at the Mabandla substation
Grant recipients forced to produce loans because of “payment glitch”
“It’s my only source of income” says pensioner
Protesters support vigilante taxi drivers outside KwaNobuhle court
Five “jikeleza” drivers charged with attempted murder
Promoting Local Nelson Mandela Bay Business
The Eastern Cape is a real dichotomy – many internationally known business and sportspersons hail from Nelson Mandela Bay and the Eastern Cape, many businesses are lauded for their innovational ways of conducting business and then… most of those people, schooled and hardened in the deep, hot trenches are then snapped up to work in …
Community Work Programme workers upset over R3,700 a month earning limit
Workers say they must submit bank statements for three months and are fired if they earn above this limit
Teenagers march in Kariega for better sexual and reproductive health services
Partners in Sexual Health director says while government has made some progress, the challenge is in the implementation of its policies
Kariega clinics closed after armed robbery
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised