Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Land occupiers tear down ‘unoccupied’ shacks in overcrowded township
Community leader says the group will have to answer for their actions at an upcoming mass meeting
News | 19 October 2020
“You looted R5 billion and told us to dance to Jerusalema” say striking workers
Union members down tools countrywide over corruption and salary increases among other things on Wednesday
By Zoë Postman, Marecia Damons, Nokulunga Majola and Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 7 October 2020
Child carers plead for help from Social Development
Many in Port Elizabeth have not recieved a salary since March
Brief | 7 October 2020
Police rescue man from vigilante justice in Uitenhage
Bobani Village residents destroyed a suspect thief’s shack and banished him from the informal settlement
Brief | 1 October 2020
Learners are only attending this Uitenhage school once a week
Physical distancing impossible in current building, and department says construction on a new school can only be completed next year
Brief | 30 September 2020
Community blocks project to house elderly
They are demanding that the municipality first build them toilets
Brief | 22 September 2020
Stop making patients wait outside, TAC tells clinics
Patient describes how they fear nurses
News | 21 September 2020
Anger erupts over PE water shortages
“We will not tolerate this forever because water is a basic need”
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Mkhuseli Sizani
News | 18 September 2020
Uitenhage councillor excludes ward committee members for squabbling over projects
Committee members accuse the councillor of withholding money
Brief | 18 September 2020