Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Water shortage in Kariega has become extremely serious after a pipe burst
Residents roam streets looking for water trucks. Municipality says there has been a major burst on the Summit-Chelsea pipeline.
Brief | 4 November 2022
Kariega families refuse to move from municipal land
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has warned them that it will demolish their structures soon
News | 4 October 2022
Yet again no trains operating in Eastern Cape
Commuter costs have doubled and tripled on major routes as a result
Brief | 20 September 2022
This is not a broken bus. This is a classroom in an Eastern Cape school.
“This is an underperforming school and the Department of Education … are doing nothing about it”
Brief | 30 August 2022
In drought-stricken Mandela Bay, leaking taps are wasting precious water
We reported a leaking standpipe 18 months ago. It is still leaking
News | 11 August 2022
Electricity poles uprooted by shack dwellers demanding power
Kariega protesters are threatening to intensify their action if City fails to meet their demand
Brief | 28 July 2022
One 5,000-litre water tank for 5,000 people in Nelson Mandela Bay
“I am not the government!” RDP homeowner tells community desperate for water from his tap
Brief | 15 July 2022
City blames illegal connections for “exploding” transformers
Townships in Kariega without power since the weekend
Brief | 12 July 2022
Kariega by-election: “I voted without taking a bath. I was stinking!”
“No water, no vote” say voters fed-up with Nelson Mandela Bay’s water shortage
Brief | 8 July 2022