Pheelo Oliphant News Today

Disaster teams have descended on communities hit hard by heavy rain and flooding over the festive season to assess the damage.

To curb the deaths of initiates, the national government plans to change its approach and, instead of using seasonal measures, adopt year-long planning as initiation problems become more complex.

The Democratic Alliance has called for Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Gary van Niekerk to be investigated.

Two people died, a famous rock formation was destroyed, hikers had to be evacuated from the Otter Trail and severe damage was inflicted on property, including some well-known seaside restaurants and infrastructure along the coastline.

President Cyril Ramaphosa was flown by helicopter to visit Port St Johns on Tuesday as continuous flooding created a growing humanitarian crisis.

Eastern Cape Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs MEC Zolile Williams has scrapped the mayoral executive system in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro after amending Section 12 of the Municipal Structures Act. 



With temperatures regularly soaring into the high thirties and many visitors expected, the Cradock Business Forum has voiced concern about a decision to implement night-time water shedding on the eve of a busy festive season. This comes after officials said the town’s water reticulation had bec...

No water and high temperatures have hit thousands of residents in the Karoo towns of Middelburg and Cradock, as well as nearby villages, as the municipality admits that their water reticulation system had become ‘unstable’ due to constant load shedding.