Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Furious Uitenhage protesters block roads, turn learners back from school, stone councillor’s office
Shack dwellers vow to bar politicians from Bobani Village until progress is made with electrification
News | 25 February 2020
Hospital in dire straits after Eastern Cape Health Department fails to pay contractors
Refurbishment ground to a halt at the hospital when the department ran out of money. Union threatens to down tools
News | 25 February 2020
Uitenhage students close down college, demanding NSFAS allowances
Principal promises allowances will be paid in three to four days
Brief | 19 February 2020
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