August 30th, 2010

Embattled families of Humerail, Port Elizabeth, moved out of their homes yesterday, a day before Transnet’s deadline for them to move today at 8am. DA provincial housing spokesman Dacre Haddon visited the desperate residents yesterday to discuss their options.  Haddon said he was appalled that the premier and housing MEC had not yet acted on [...]

August 23rd, 2010

Members of a financially strapped community on a hill overlooking Algoa Bay are mounting a last-ditch effort to fight an order by Transnet evicting them from their homes this week to make way for a commercial development. The plight of the eight has been taken up by Ward 2 councillor Dean Biddulph as well as [...]