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COVID-19 Lockdown | Informal traders receive food parcels in Nelson Mandela Bay

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Watch more videos From Port Elizabeth. https://youtu.be/HTTQZipOaD8 More than 700 informal traders in Nelson Mandela Bay in the Eastern Cape have received food parcels. Recipients include co-ops. It's part of government's relief programme during the lockdown. The Economic Development Directorate set aside R500 000 to assist informal traders with food. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews, #Coronavirus, #COVID-19 on Social Media. Click HERE to find more 'Nelson … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Lockdown | Informal traders receive food parcels in Nelson Mandela Bay

1500 informal recycling collectors receive care packs from South African paper and paper packaging sector – MyPR.co.za

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1500 informal recycling collectors receive care packs from South African paper and paper packaging sector: JOHANNESBURG, JULY 21, 2020 – From Wednesday 15 July to Friday 17 July, 1500 recycling collectors received care packs as part of a Mandela Day Initiative by the South African paper and paper packaging sector. The activations took place in Springs, Ekurhuleni, serving people in Daggafontein, Never Never and Everest informal settlements. Fibre Circle, the producer responsibility … [Read more...] about 1500 informal recycling collectors receive care packs from South African paper and paper packaging sector – MyPR.co.za

Why is our relocation not taken as seriously as Covid-19, asks informal settlement leader – News from GroundUp

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Why is our relocation not taken as seriously as Covid-19, asks informal settlement leader: “Normal relocations will resume when things have gone back to normal” says PE councillor Source: GroundUp News. Covid-19: Parents protest against schools opening: Some schools in the Western Cape start as the rest of the country expects to return next week Source: GroundUp News. Private hospital sends Covid-19 patient to stretched Groote Schuur: Life Vincent Pallotti defends its decision Source: … [Read more...] about Why is our relocation not taken as seriously as Covid-19, asks informal settlement leader – News from GroundUp

Electricity protests after RDP homeowners disconnect informal settlement – News from GroundUp

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Electricity protests after RDP homeowners disconnect informal settlement: “Our electricity boxes trip and only start to work the following day” says RDP homeowner in Mfuleni Source: GroundUp News. “The only time they flock here is when they want our votes” says Pietermaritzburg resident: The City has promised to send a team to resolve issues of sanitation in Mkhondeni Source: GroundUp News. Evictions: When is a shack occupied and when is it not?: The battle to find out which criteria are … [Read more...] about Electricity protests after RDP homeowners disconnect informal settlement – News from GroundUp

GG Alcock: The secret sauce lies in the new-normal Informal Sector – Port Elizabeth Business News

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GG Alcock: The secret sauce lies in the new-normal Informal Sector: The author of Kasinomics, GG Alcock, believes that the secret to more jobs and the economic growth in South Africa lies in the informal sector. Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Discover a world of excitement and take control of your energy with Building Automation Systems. Promote your business on BuyPE and MyPR. … [Read more...] about GG Alcock: The secret sauce lies in the new-normal Informal Sector – Port Elizabeth Business News

Protest action threatened as informal traders receive “preferential” treatment – Port Elizabeth Business News

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Protest action threatened as informal traders receive “preferential” treatment: Some residents of Port Elizabeth threatened violent protests and to disrupt the Nelson Mandela Bay ... One of the beneficiaries, Nonopela Bailus, who operates a small carwash business next to his ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Covid-19: Tension over food parcels in Nelson Mandela Bay: Some residents of Port Elizabeth threatened protests and to disrupt the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality ... One … [Read more...] about Protest action threatened as informal traders receive “preferential” treatment – Port Elizabeth Business News

All spaza shops should be open, and informal food traders will be allowed, says NDZ – Port Elizabeth Business News

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All spaza shops should be open, and informal food traders will be allowed, says NDZ: It had earlier been reported by GroundUp, in just one example, of how police shut down immigrant-owned spaza shops early on Friday morning in Govan Mbeki, Port Elizabeth, citing the 21-day ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" business - BingNews. Ex East London pastor arrested in US for violating Covid-19 restrictions: Rodney Howard-Browne, who grew up in East London and Port Elizabeth, was arrested for holding two … [Read more...] about All spaza shops should be open, and informal food traders will be allowed, says NDZ – Port Elizabeth Business News

Uitenhage News: A Different Reality – Lockdown Stories From Informal Settlements

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A Different Reality – Lockdown Stories From Informal Settlements: TimesLIVE spoke with residents of the Lapland informal settlement in Uitenhage about why some people are still venturing outside: “We are willing to risk being arrested by the police or be infected by ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. 'Our children’s cries of hunger are forcing us to violate lockdown rules': informal settlement residents: These were the heart-rending words of Natasha Stalmeester, 38, a resident of the … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: A Different Reality – Lockdown Stories From Informal Settlements

Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders – News from GroundUp

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Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders: Many traders have no savings and without any income they don’t know how they will make it through the next 21 days Source: GroundUp News. Informal settlement residents demand water ahead of lockdown: “Everybody says that the most vulnerable will be protected but what has the government done to make sure the most vulnerable have access to water?” Source: GroundUp News. Why is PRASA still trying to buy trains that can’t be used?: The too-tall … [Read more...] about Covid-19: Lockdown hits informal traders – News from GroundUp

Uitenhage News: Not my area – ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement

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Not my area – ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement: More than 200 residents of Bayland informal settlement near Joe Slovo, Port Elizabeth, have been blocking the R75 Uitenhage road with burning tyres, storm water pipes and rocks since Monday. They are ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Not my area – adjacent ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement: More than 200 residents of Bayland informal settlement near Joe Slovo, Port Elizabeth, have been blocking the … [Read more...] about Uitenhage News: Not my area – ANC and DA ward councillors disown informal settlement

Mthatha news: Bongani Mayosi honoured at informal UCT memorial

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Bongani Mayosi honoured at informal UCT memorial: Hundreds of students from the University of Cape Town (UCT) paid their respects to Dean of Health Sciences Professor Bongani Mayosi at an informal memorial service on Monday Mayosi, who was born in Mt... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. EC mom's car stolen with kids inside: The police in Mthatha are searching for a suspect who stole a woman's car on Tuesday morning, with her two young children still inside. Captain Dineo Koena says the woman was … [Read more...] about Mthatha news: Bongani Mayosi honoured at informal UCT memorial

Bhisho news: R5m hub for informal traders

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R5m hub for informal traders: Yesterday the traders told the Saturday Dispatch how they used nearby bushes to relieve themselves as there were no toilets anywhere near their businesses which cater for those working in Bhisho, workers from the surrounding Fort Jackson factories as well ... Source: "Bhisho" - BingNews. EC initiation death toll increases: Health spokesman Sizwe Kupelo said an initiates from Ginsberg, in King William’s Town died at Bhisho Hospital. “The King William’s Town … [Read more...] about Bhisho news: R5m hub for informal traders

Uitenhage in the news: Tempers flare during eviction of residents from PE informal settlement

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Tempers flare during eviction of residents from PE informal settlement: “We want to move forward with this, but the process is being blocked. In Uitenhage we have 3,500 units ready but 100 people are occupying illegally and are blocking the process. In Ekupumleni we have 345 units to be developed but 40 people are blocking ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. THUGS FALL FROM THE SKY!: But they caused damage of more than R100 000. The three men went into a shop in Despatch Shopping Centre, … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Tempers flare during eviction of residents from PE informal settlement