Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane

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Uitenhage housing protest ends in land occupation

“It pains me when you burn tar roads while you demand new ones” councillor tells protesters

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News | 6 August 2018

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Grade 8 learner sent home for having Afro hair

We are not here for fashion parades, says principal

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News | 2 August 2018

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Eastcape Midlands College campuses shut down

Students demand their NSFAS funds

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News | 30 July 2018

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Living on the banks of a river of sewage

Open sewage flows past 100 RDP homes in Uitenhage

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Brief | 23 July 2018

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RDP houses unfit for people with disabilities

People with disabilities are prioritised for RDP houses but their homes are often not adjusted for them despite mounds of legislation

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News | 19 July 2018

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Youth give blind woman’s house a makeover on Mandela Day

“My soul is very happy today. These youth are following the good example of Madiba.”

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Brief | 18 July 2018

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Hiring of “teagirl” sparks protest in Uitenhage

Anger over employment procedure at sewer project

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Brief | 18 July 2018

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Unions claim victory in Port Elizabeth municipal back pay agreement

Trollip says coalition council has resolved decades of impasse with workers

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Brief | 13 July 2018

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300 toilets without houses after five years

Uitenhage housing beneficiaries were moved to the toilets a year ago

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Brief | 12 July 2018