Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Uitenhage residents want their pothole left alone
Land occupiers use water from the pothole for bathing and boil it for cooking
News | 18 February 2020
Protesters disrupt funeral procession for ANC councillor’s mother
Over 400 mourners were stopped on their way to Matanzima Cemetery, Uitenhage
Brief | 14 February 2020
Peace Village residents target funeral processions to protest about road
The protest tactic has worked before in Uitenhage
Brief | 11 February 2020
Protesters say councillor’s office will remain closed until their toilets are cleaned
Uitenhage residents say seven toilets for 500 people are “full of faeces” and unusable
Brief | 10 February 2020
By-elections briefly disrupted in Port Elizabeth
Protesters demand electrification of informal settlements
News | 5 February 2020
Uitenhage protesters march on memorial service
Shackdwellers say promises of electricity have not been kept
News | 29 January 2020
Parents, learners shut down Port Elizabeth school
Construction delayed after Eastern Cape education department fails to pay building contractors
News | 27 January 2020
R77 million school construction project stalled since 2018
Public Works says Eastern Cape Education Department has not been paying bills
News | 24 January 2020
Fifteen-year wait for KwaNobuhle bridge finally over
Construction underway on a new bridge where dozens of learners cross river daily
Brief | 24 January 2020