Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
These villagers threatened not to vote if their road wasn’t fixed, so the municipality sent a truck. But the truck broke the water pipes the villagers had laid
Protesters tell IntsikaYethu mayor he’s no longer welcome
News | 26 October 2021
An Eastern Cape municipality promised its residents houses over a decade ago. They’re still waiting
If residents accept a proposal by the province they will get houses with pit latrines and water tanks within two years
News | 5 October 2021
Nurses return to Willowvale clinic after two-month absence
This comes after years of erratic attendance and no nurses for the past two months
Brief | 23 September 2021
Desperate pensioners build their own clinic, but Eastern Cape health department can’t supply nurses
Department blames bad roads for failure to keep promise to send nurses
Feature | 16 September 2021
Poor policing blamed as vigilantes face justice in Mdantsane
Four members of a local anti-crime forum in court on several charges, including murder
Brief | 3 September 2021
Mdantsane residents come out in support of vigilantism accused
March in support of members of an anti-crime forum charged with murdering a security guard
News | 31 August 2021
Eastern Cape village without water since 2019
A pensioner says she has to use the little money she has to pay youths to collect water from a neighbouring community
Brief | 12 August 2021
Wild Coast: is there a future in eco-tourism?
“We are not anti-development” say opponents of mine and toll road
By Daniel Steyn and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Feature | 5 August 2021
N2 toll road on Wild Coast divides community
Some argue it will bring economic opportunities while others worry it will destroy their way of life
By Daniel Steyn and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Feature | 2 August 2021