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ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba says it is heartbreaking when young people say life was better under apartheid.Image: Veli Nhlapo

Herman Mashaba hurt by youth who say apartheid was better than life under ANC rule

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba has expressed dismay at those who say life was better under apartheid than under the ANC. Nhlanhla Lux Dlamini‚ a member of the “Soweto Parliament”‚ this week slammed the governing party for failing…

EMPTY PROMISES: Residents of Ezibeleni such as Gcobani Mbukushe, of Bhekela says they were promised proper houses but are still waiting.

Poor services ‘but we must vote’

Ezibeleni residents are concerned about service delivery issues and say they are still expected to vote in the upcoming elections in a week’s time. They expressed how discouraging it was to vote and yet see no change in the community.…

High mast light crashes into homes

Two Mlungisi families whose homes were damaged by a high mast light which fell on December 26 have called out the Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM), for being negligent in handling the matter of a leaning light pole that was…

Resident call meeting after years of service delivery woes

In frustration, Themba residents in Ezibeleni summoned their councillor, Andile Batyi, to explain why the area had been left to deteriorate while they paid for services. In a community meeting held at Inkwenkwezi Preprimary School on…

DA statement on Makana Local Municipality

Statement by DA MPL Jane Cowley In Riebeek East, just outside Makhanda, four new boreholes are ready to bring much needed water to the drought-stricken town, but the Makana municipality has failed to connect the boreholes or supply a…

R67 closed due to service delivery protests

The R67 between Makhanda (formerly Grahamstown) and Port Alfred has been closed due to service delivery protests. Eastern Cape police indicated earlier this morning that the route had been closed, urging motorists to use the Kenton/Salem…

EMLM administrator Vuyo Mlokothi

Release of MIG grant to EMLM allows payment of service providers

The Enoch Mgijima Local Municipality (EMLM) has announced that the Municipal Infrastructure Grant (MIG) funding has been released with payments made to service providers. In a statement by EMLM administrator Vuyo Mlokothi earlier today,…