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Two boys have drowned in separate incidents in the Eastern Cape after going swimming with friends in dams.

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Nqaba Bhanga said the results of the election were now in God’s hands as he casted his vote in the battleground metro on Monday.

Protesters torch Makana municipality vehicles PREMIUM By Loyiso Dyongman - 12 April 2021 Frustration over failed promises for the electrification of their informal settlement in Makhanda, led to angry community members torching two vehicles belonging to the Makana municipality last week... This article is reserved for DispatchLIVE subscribers. Get access to ALL DispatchLIVE content from only R45.00 per month. Already subscribed? Simply sign in below. Already registered on HeraldLIVE, BusinessLIVE, TimesLIVE or SowetanLIVE? Sign in with the same details.

Residents queue for waster in Nompondo Street on Sunday 21 February 2021. Photos: Sue Maclennan Gift of the Givers steps in again “I had 120 messages and 75 calls yesterday – really, my phone was going non-stop.” Gift of the Givers’ Pamela Kaptein is used to getting calls from desperate residents at all hours. “But this was just crazy,” she told GMDirect as she organised a queueing system at a Gift of the Givers water truck that had just arrived on a street corner near  the Extension 9 hall. “I can’t blame them though, people were just desperate.” Pamela Kaptein at th...

Archive photo: Lucas Nowicki/GroundUp Areas in Makhanda have been without water due to a fault at a dam supplying the reservoir. Charity organisation Gift of the Givers has been called in to assist the community. The municipality says there are now five truck delivering water to the area. Charity organisation Gift of the Givers has been roped in to help the community of Makhanda, in the Eastern Cape, gain access to water. A fault at one of the dams left parts of the area without water for four days. The Makana municipality councillor, Ramie Xonxa, told News24 on Sunday that certain areas in M...