Articles for Joseph Chirume
Informal settlements rise up against municipality’s “lies”
Roads blocked and cars stoned
Brief | 20 March 2020
Covid-19: Universities across the country close
Students asked to vacate residences at UCT
By Ashraf Hendricks and Joseph Chirume
News | 17 March 2020
Pensioner helps himself and his neighbourhood by recycling from illegal dumps
“The illegal dumping sites are a nuisance to our health and to the environment,” says PE resident Ntsokolo Konzapi
Brief | 13 March 2020
R4 million plan to clear dumpsites after death of children
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor also promises play parks
News | 11 March 2020
Health Department accused of failing to pay security guards at Motherwell clinics
Security guards were only paid 50% of their salaries in February
Brief | 3 March 2020
Addo shut down by protests
Residents of one of the area’s oldest informal settlements want houses, electricity, tap water, toilets and passable roads
Brief | 28 February 2020
Vandals make drought worse in Graaff-Reinet
Taps ran dry last year for thousands of residents in drought-stricken town
News | 24 February 2020
Failing pump floods Addo street with sewage
“Our municipality does not care about its residents”
Brief | 20 February 2020
Strike by Emergency Medical Services ends after four days
EMS employees in Graaff-Reinet went on strike last week Tuesday
Brief | 18 February 2020