Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Prisoners give management an ultimatum
St Albans hunger strike ends but prisoners want conditions improved
News | 1 March 2021
Shacks flooded by vandalised pipe in drought-stricken Gqeberha
The theft of a valve has been blamed for the massive water spout
Video | 26 February 2021
At least two arrested during standoff between police and SAFTU in Cape Town
Hundreds picket on Wednesday over mass retrenchments, wage freezes and budget cuts among other things
By Tariro Washinyira, Masego Mafata and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 24 February 2021
Mayor tells strikers there will be “consequences”
Municipal workers’ strike shuts down customer services and the traffic department in Nelson Mandela Bay
Brief | 10 February 2021
Covid-19 grant beneficiaries find post offices offline, closed or chaotic
Beneficiaries spend R50 of their R350 grant to reach a functioning post office
By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 10 February 2021
Municipal workers down tools across Nelson Mandela Bay
Workers want a R7,000 Covid-19 compensation allowance
News | 9 February 2021
Protest against dismissal of Volkswagen shop stewards
Company says a disciplinary inquiry was held and that workers admitted to making false claims
Brief | 3 February 2021
More than half the vehicles at a Uitenhage police station are not working
A burst tyre is enough to put a police vehicle out of action for over seven months
Brief | 3 February 2021
Police use pepper spray against Covid-19 grant queue in East London
Desperate rush to collect grants as deadline looms
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik, Mkhuseli Sizani, Thamsanqa Mbovane, Masego Mafata, Lloyd Dyongman and Marecia Damons
News | 29 January 2021