Eastern Cape | Infrastructure news - Part 12

Eastern Cape

Wetland conservation takes centre stage

The Deputy Minister of Water Affairs, Rejoice Mabudafhasi, chose the recent 16th World Wetlands Day to highlight the conservation initiatives on the community in Kareedouw in the KouKamma Local Municipality in the Eastern Cape, relating...

Truck driving in South Africa

Driving a truck in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The old border control buildings of the former Transkei Republic is still visible. Some had being changed to Tourist Information centers and those on the N2 converted to a Garage with...
eastern cape floods

ECape water safety not certain

Officials in Port Alfred in the Eastern Cape on Sunday said they cannot guarantee the safety of drinking water because of floods. The coastal town is one of several areas in the province that was the hardest hit by last week’s heavy rains. At least...

Making waste nice

Frances Saliwa says she “wants to make waste nice”. At 67, she has lived in the Eastern Cape all her life and says she wants to make things. She gets hold of old shoes and revamps them using banana leaves. She also makes bags, shorts, jackets, hats...