Water has been restored to communities in the western parts of Grahamstown in the Eastern Cape following a burst water pipe. On 31 January 2015 the water supply was disrupted due to a burst 500mm diameter pipeline that draws water from the Botha’s...
By Liesl Frankson Butterworth and surrounding areas in the Eastern Cape have been plagued by recent water interruptions as a result of a worn bearings pump, the Amathole District Municipality said. The municipality says its mechanical and...
The South African International Maritime Institute (SAIMI) was launched at the beginning of November in Nelson Mandela Bay to maximise participation in the global ‘blue economy’. Founded as an initiative of the South African Maritime Safety...
The third phase of the Expanded Public Works Programme (EPWP) is to be launched today in Keiskammahoek, near King Williams Town, in the Eastern Cape. The new phase will kick start the creation of six million work opportunities. Since 2004 the...
Locally manufactured tyres are specifically designed for the South African road and climate conditions, which make them safer and more durable. Very few items are as tough as a tyre dealing with what it has to endure on our roads. However, there...
The Eastern Cape is the home of Isuzu Trucks, and journalists visiting the company’s Kempston Road Plant in Port Elizabeth recently were shown how, following a facelift, the plant has both increased production and boosted morale amongst employees....
The Eastern Cape government this week celebrated World Ozone Day with the communities and learners within the Buffalo City Metropolitan Municipality, at Eco Park in the Eastern Cape. World Ozone Day is a product of the Montreal Protocol Convention...
Sixty infrastructure programmes have been completed in a year in the Eastern Cape, as part of government’s programme to transform the education sector by providing decent school facilities. “The programme aims to deliver an adequate standard of...
The Eastern Cape Department of Human Settlements is studying the recent report released by the Statistics South Africa which records an increase in number of buckets toilets in the province. The department says it is studying the contents of the...
