East London fishermen and swimmers have expressed concerns over the safety of the water in several city rivers, saying it is a threat to human, animal and plant life. This week, WhatsApp groups of East London fishermen have been flooded with complaints about smelly water in the Buffalo River, with some saying they had spotted a “green grease” on the surface.
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The state has laid out its case against the nine men and a woman arrested in connection with a series of attacks on University of Fort Hare officials, including two murders.
Reeston residents blockaded sections of the Mdantsane Access road also known as Black Road to protest against an increase in taxi fares on Wednesday morning. Burning tyres, wood and planks were placed across the road as about 70 protesters halted morning commuters in an outcry over a R5 taxi fare increase they said they were not warned of.
The fallout over Buffalo City’s ailing infrastructure has reached Gonubie beach, which is still closed due to two extensive sewage spills.A large manhole hidden in the undergrowth and a second on a raised embankment along the river have been oozing chunky grey effluent into the sand since January 8 and the leaks have yet to be fixed.