Heavy rains have cut off access to towns such as Mqanduli and disrupted services across the Eastern Cape's OR Tambo District, leaving communities isolated as disaster teams assess the damage.
Fed up with poor service delivery and unresponsive authorities, residents of Gandana village in Qumbu pooled their own money to repair a vital gravel road battered by potholes and rain.
Cogta MEC Zolile Williams has seconded former Matatiele municipal manager Lizo Matiwane to take charge of the troubled Mhlontlo local municipality following corruption scandals.
