Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
This water project started 20 years ago. But taps are still dry
Eastern Cape villagers say at least four contractors have worked on the Buthongweni Water Supply Scheme
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 8 September 2026
In this town, old women have to relieve themselves in a field
Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997
News | 26 August 2026
South African jobs at stake as March and March close immigrant shops in Mdantsane
“We came here to create jobs, not to take them,” says hardware store owner
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 11 August 2026
Sewer project leaves Flagstaff without a new school
Residents say officials promised the two developments could coexist
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Feature | 3 August 2026
Elections 2026: Amahlathi municipality is doing better on paper but residents yet to see the benefits
Infrastructure projects grind to a halt
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Steve Kretzmann
Feature | 22 July 2026
OR Tambo municipality dodges questions on failed toilet project
A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 9 July 2026
Man promised RDP home left to live for seven years in collapsing mud house
Only the foundation has been dug for Anele Dyosane’s house
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 26 June 2026
KuGompo shops close as March and March demands repatriation of immigrants
This is the fourth recent anti-immigration march in the city
Brief | 24 June 2026
R1-million project for six school toilets abandoned three years ago
Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field
News | 18 June 2026