Articles for Joseph Chirume
Motherwell school shut down by parents worried about safety
Eastern Cape Department of Education says 94% of schools had received personal protective equipment
Brief | 12 June 2020
Young carpenter turns dumped wood into curios
Ulundi Mpulu, 21, founded House of Pallets, a curio shop and African kitchen
Brief | 11 June 2020
Many learners sent home from “unprepared” schools, while others return
“Things have changed a lot”
Bernard Chiguvare, Buziwe Nocuze, Mkhuseli Sizani, Joseph Chirume, Nompendulo Ngubane, Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 8 June 2020
Covid-19: Informal traders quietly defy ban on door-to-door selling
“I can’t sit at home while my family is starving”
News | 27 May 2020
Water tanks run dry in Motherwell informal settlements
“Residents spend time in long queues waiting to fetch water” says community leader
Brief | 19 May 2020
Union and nurses demand staff be isolated while awaiting Covid-19 test results
Health department appeals to Eastern Cape clinic staff to return to work
Brief | 13 May 2020
Staff picket over plan to convert TB hospital to treat Covid-19
Emergency medical services and unions say personal protective equipment is in short supply
Brief | 8 May 2020
Covid-19: Lear Corporation workers protest after being put on short-time
Company has apparently applied for TERS funding but employees have not been paid this yet
News | 7 May 2020
500 households in Empumelelweni have no toilets
Ward councillor says she didn’t know of the settlement
Brief | 7 May 2020