Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Overcrowded Bobani Village will soon get toilets
Some residents fear 846 communal toilets won’t be enough for over 3,000 shacks
Brief | 13 July 2020
Leaders of Bobani land occupation flee settlement
“We called them the Mugabes because they refused to step down”
News | 8 July 2020
Old age home staff protest after patient deaths
Staff refused to work after 11 of them tested positive for Covid-19 at a home in Uitenhage
Brief | 7 July 2020
Police fire stun grenade at workers protesting in PE
Three people were arrested during the scuffle on Monday
News | 29 June 2020
New occupation in Uitenhage named Covid Village
Municipality says it is still considering whether to formalise the housing or to follow legal processes for removal
News | 19 June 2020
Uitenhage stylist uses his hair to protest against Covid-19 lockdown
“What have we done?” asks Onele Cembi
News | 15 June 2020
Residents clash with land occupiers in Uitenhage
Municipality says land is earmarked for beneficiaries of de-densification programme
News | 12 June 2020
People who have recovered from Covid-19 say they are stigmatised
“No one visited our house anymore. So we left Port Elizabeth”
News | 12 June 2020
Mothers say they are not receiving child maintenance payments during lockdown
New payment system at Department of Justice is blamed by protesters
News | 9 June 2020