Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Dire conditions in Eastern Cape clinics made worse by pandemic
“In the fight against Covid-19, we have neglected primary health care” says Human Rights Commission official
News | 24 August 2020
Residents suspect corruption over R1.6m Eastern Cape bridge contract
“My RDP house is worth more than this bridge”
News | 18 August 2020
Hundreds queue outside post office for Covid-19 grants
Dozens more people plan to spend Wednesday night outside the KwaNobuhle mall to be first in line tomorrow
News | 12 August 2020
Cows graze among the dirty nappies on Uitenhage dumpsite
Residents say the only waste disposal site in ward 50 is bursting at the seams
Brief | 7 August 2020
Marchers call for job security and a basic income grant
Picketers in PE mark 1 August as national day for working class action
Brief | 3 August 2020
Dozens of EPWP workers not paid since May
Workers say they’ve been given the runaround by the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality
News | 31 July 2020
Protest over toilets turns violent in Uitenhage
Project to build toilets for Bobani Village was halted by internal politics
Brief | 28 July 2020
Plans to build hundreds of toilets stopped by Uitenhage politics
Voting district committee at loggerheads with ward committee
Brief | 27 July 2020
Eastern Cape’s Covid-19 denialists
As deaths surge, Furnworld openly breaks vital regulations
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and GroundUp Staff
News | 23 July 2020