Residents of Chris Hani Park in Mthatha have faced five years without reliable tap water, relying instead on a local bakery and expensive water trucks, prompting questions over whether to vote in the upcoming local elections.
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.
The arrest of three suspected cable thieves at a sewer pump station in Mthatha has heightened concerns among municipal leaders over ongoing infrastructure vandalism and its impact on public service delivery.
For the first time since 1994, the ANC will not field a candidate in Ward 19 of the King Sabata Dalindyebo municipality, which encompasses Nelson Mandela's home village of Qunu.
Delivering the 7th annual OR Tambo Memorial Lecture, Prof Barney Pityana called for South Africa's best minds and leaders to serve in local government rather than pursuing high-ranking provincial or national political offices.
More than 100 independent candidates are stepping up to contest the upcoming municipal elections across the Eastern Cape, driven by mounting voter frustration over broken promises and persistent service delivery failures. With the ANC…
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.
The Eastern Cape agriculture department is investing R7m in a mega piggery in Ncise village near Mthatha to produce at least 1,000 pigs annually and boost local meat processing capacity.
