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The sky was dark as night as black clouds rolled across East London early on Monday, bringing gusting winds, hail and a deluge of rain.

Business leaders want to challenge the way tenders are decided in the metro to ensure more work comes to small businesses from significant infrastructure projects. A newly established business association headed by taxi boss Gabs Mtshali says it is time things changed. The BCM Municipality Business Association (BCMMBA) hosted its inaugural general meeting on Sunday in the Mdantsane Community Hall.

Amid Buffalo City Metro’s well-documented cash flow problems, a major construction company has halted work on East London’s Settlers Way upgrade after the city failed to cough up millions of rand.On Friday, the JSE-listed WBHO confirmed that it had decided to down tools over the pay row.

An on-duty police sergeant and one person were fatally shot while waiting for assistance after a police van had a puncture at Settlers Way in Westbank outside East London on Sunday evening.

An East London law firm is mulling over taking Buffalo City Metro to court over potholes in some of the city’s streets that make driving a nightmare.