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The Buffalo City Metro officially reopened Currie Street to traffic on Monday after it was closed for nearly a year.

To be a Local Hero is to give, be it food, seeds, clothes, shoes, time or care. The tireless efforts of community leaders were celebrated at this year’s Daily Dispatch Local Hero awards where 12 winners walked across the ICC stage in awe that one night could be all about them.

Buffalo City Metro executive mayor Princess Faku has in recent months become a pothole-patching champion of sorts. In her first 100 days in office, the mayor was seen around town filling holes big and small as part of a more “hands-on” approach and to develop a better understanding of the work being done.

Social grant beneficiaries represent some of the most vulnerable members of our society; the elderly, those with disabilities and children, to name a few. For millions, the monthly payments are essential to their survival.

When police minister Bheki Cele visited Mthatha last month, one of several visits to the town, the message was clear: Mthatha is no longer safe and the SAPS had to do something about it urgently.