Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Gang violence forces Kariega families to abandon their homes
More than 30 homes torched or vandalised as criminals target community leaders and witnesses in a suspected campaign of intimidation
News | 10 September 2025
Kariega clinic still closed seven weeks after gang shooting
Area has seen a surge in gang crime, residents say
Brief | 3 September 2025
Fed-up with unresponsive officials, Gqeberha protesters torch trucks
Second day of protests by shack dwellers in Westville
Brief | 27 August 2025
Gqeberha protesters torch bus, stone truck, demanding electricity
Separate protests erupt in Westville and Bayland
Brief | 27 August 2025
Gqeberha protesters block busy road, demanding better land
Residents of Nomakanjani informal settlement say they were promised they’d be moved
Brief | 21 August 2025
Kariega residents march for better policing
“Protection fees are demanded from our children by other learners at schools, and they end up dropping out.”
Brief | 19 August 2025
Gqeberha truck drivers on strike for higher wages
Most drivers employed by the Kalahari AutoForce in Markman say they get paid about R16,400 but they want R20,060 per month
Brief | 12 August 2025
Hundreds of households in Kariega left in the dark
Residents believe they are being targeted unfairly for “load reduction”
Brief | 30 July 2025
Students left in the dark as Nelson Mandela Bay cuts power for unpaid bills
This is part of the municipality’s bid to recover R17-billion in unpaid electricity bills across its 60 wards
Brief | 25 July 2025