Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Grade 8 learner sent home for having Afro hair
We are not here for fashion parades, says principal
News | 2 August 2018
Living on the banks of a river of sewage
Open sewage flows past 100 RDP homes in Uitenhage
Brief | 23 July 2018
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
News | 19 July 2018
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.”
Brief | 18 July 2018
Hiring of “teagirl” sparks protest in Uitenhage
Anger over employment procedure at sewer project
Brief | 18 July 2018
Unions claim victory in Port Elizabeth municipal back pay agreement
Trollip says coalition council has resolved decades of impasse with workers
Brief | 13 July 2018
300 toilets without houses after five years
Uitenhage housing beneficiaries were moved to the toilets a year ago
Brief | 12 July 2018
Municipality fails to fix burst pipe for two years, says resident
Uitenhage resident says area around his house remains waterlogged despite reporting the problem to the City several times
Brief | 9 July 2018