Articles for Douglas Mthukwane
Kimberley businesses furious with multinational diamond mining company
They accuse Petra Diamonds of overlooking them for all but small contracts
News | 8 April 2016
Bangladeshi shop owners face xenophobic threats from Kimberley residents
The Bangladeshi owners of a shop were escorted out of Roodepan by heavily armed police officers last night. This happened after angry residents pelted the shop, Roodepan Mobile on Starling Street, with bricks and stones shortly after 7pm.
Douglas Mthukwane
News | 12 May 2015
Disabled man says Kimberley municipality let him down
Kimberley resident Frans Bernd has needed to use a wheelchair since his leg was amputated in 1991. He thought his dream of owning a house would come true when the municipality told him in 2014 to move to a site where houses and services would be available. But the dream has turned into a nightmare.
Douglas Mthukwane
News | 2 April 2015
Residents blame local authorities for Kimberley floods
A violent rain storm that hit Kimberley on Tuesday has set flooded residents on a collision course with the local authorities.
Douglas Mthukwane
News | 26 February 2015
Kimberley’s desperate miners: where the formal and informal sectors clash
Hundreds of unemployed Kimberley residents have turned to digging deserted mine dumps to earn a living.
Douglas Mthukwane
News | 27 January 2015