Articles for Joseph Chirume
R300,000 lotto grant for school comes to naught because of criminals
“They only left stumps of goalposts,” says primary school principal
Brief | 5 August 2020
“Improve conditions at all health facilities” demands TAC
Protesters give Eastern Cape health department seven days to respond to demand to produce Covid-19 plan
News | 30 July 2020
Municipality “deep cleans” shacks but there is no evidence this is useful against Covid-19
“We want residents to be relocated to better places in order for us to defeat this virus” says community leader
News | 23 July 2020
Cooking up a storm: restaurant staff protest across South Africa
Curfew and alcohol ban cited as major factors as the industry sheds thousands of jobs
By Zoë Postman, Nokulunga Majola, Ashraf Hendricks, Joseph Chirume and Lucas Nowicki
News | 22 July 2020
Homeowners and shack dwellers clash over illegal electricity connections
“As long as the municipality does not provide us with electricity, the illegal connections will continue”
Brief | 22 July 2020
“There are toilets but we cannot use them”
Mobile toilets lie on the ground for weeks in PE informal settlement
Brief | 15 July 2020
Truck drivers protest against employment of immigrants
Civic organisations warn of risks of xenophobia
News | 7 July 2020
New Brighton residents launch community patrols as crime runs riot
“Our children no longer care to see a dead body”
News | 6 July 2020
Hundreds of new homes demolished in Port Elizabeth
Municipality demolishes shacks as they are being built
News | 1 July 2020