Articles for Nompendulo Ngubane

Protesters arrested after shutting down Pietermaritzburg clinic

They claim they were promised jobs at the facility

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Brief | 30 May 2019

Pietermaritzburg protesters injured by police, says village chief

Police deny anyone was hurt during dispersal of water protest

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News | 20 May 2019

“Our taps have been running dry for years” says Pietermaritzburg resident

Msunduzi deputy mayor Thobani Zuma promised to send water tankers which had not yet arrived by Friday morning

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Brief | 17 May 2019

Hostel residents barricade Pietermaritzburg streets

Protest follows Tuesday’s march to city hall

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News | 15 May 2019

Parents close school, want principal fired

“Do they want a child to drown in one of those pit toilets?”

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News | 14 May 2019

Rocks, teargas in Pietermaritzburg protest

Imbali residents fed up with electricity and sewerage failures

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News | 13 May 2019

Tamboville residents shutdown community over delayed housing project

Shacks were demolished over a month ago to make way for houses. Now those who lost their homes want to know why there hasn’t been progress

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Brief | 10 May 2019

Tired of waiting for water, Ebaleni residents say they won’t vote

“How can I cast my vote when I’m sharing stream water with dogs and cows?”

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News | 7 May 2019

Water and electricity cut because school can’t pay bills, teaching stops

Principal says he has written 15 letters to education department about water leaks

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News | 7 May 2019

Children locked out of school for late-coming

MEC says action will be taken against schools, but principals have limited options available to fix the problem

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News | 2 May 2019

Residents of Ncwadi have to walk 15 km to catch a taxi

Roads are so bad the taxis won’t enter the area

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News | 17 April 2019

Learners prevent teachers from entering Pietermaritzburg school

Anger boils over because of no electricity and no maths or physics teachers

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Brief | 8 April 2019

“Agents” charge R300 to jump Home Affairs queues

“Come straight to me with the money and you will get inside”

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News | 5 April 2019

Pietermaritzburg community gripped by fear as witnesses and police are murdered

“These murders are done by people who are known”

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News | 22 March 2019

Fix our roads, demand Pietermaritzburg residents

Taxi operators and bus drivers join residents in closing roads

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News | 19 March 2019