Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Housing list sparks protests in East London
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to quell two days of demonstrations in Nompumelelo township
News | 18 April 2019
Villagers use sheep shed while brand new community hall stands unused
Eight months after completion, Eastern Cape community waits for “official opening”
Brief | 12 April 2019
Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation
Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it
News | 4 April 2019
“The municipality is not collecting our rubbish, but they threaten to arrest us if we dump”
Residents say Queenstown is left with only one garbage truck
Brief | 4 April 2019
Crumbling infrastructure leaves Eastern Cape villagers without water
“We are lucky because we recently got rain”
Brief | 29 March 2019
Fix our gravel roads or we won’t vote, community tells mayor
Magwala villagers in the Eastern Cape say their roads have not been fixed for 19 years
Brief | 25 March 2019
Garbage piles up in Cambridge, East London
Ward councillor says problem is across the metro
Brief | 8 March 2019
Hardworking and dedicated, but these janitors in East London can go unpaid for weeks
Toilet cleaners also have to buy their own cleaning materials and chemicals and work without gloves or protective clothing
News | 4 March 2019
Tsomo’s mystery water tankers
Municipality says it provides a water tanker but residents say they’ve never seen one
News | 1 March 2019