Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Man promised RDP home left to live for seven years in collapsing mud house
Only the foundation has been dug for Anele Dyosane’s house
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 26 June 2026
KuGompo shops close as March and March demands repatriation of immigrants
This is the fourth recent anti-immigration march in the city
Brief | 24 June 2026
R1-million project for six school toilets abandoned three years ago
Children at Nonyameko Primary are left to use unsafe toilets or an open field
News | 18 June 2026
Pensioners use their social grants to fix road
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality says it will now consider including this road in its maintenance budget
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 8 June 2026
Eastern Cape scholar transport operators on strike over unpaid wages
Transport department says it’s working overtime to fast track “legitimate outstanding invoices”, but learners are missing school
Brief | 29 May 2026
Elections 2026: Elundini municipality’s trail of unfinished projects
Millions have been spent on government offices, a vehicle testing station, a community hall, a sports field and electronic billboards - all incomplete
Feature | 28 May 2026
Schools built by Eastern Cape families in the 1980s have been left to ruin
All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Feature | 19 May 2026
Chris Hani security guards unpaid for months go on strike
The guards are employed by private companies contracted by the district municipality. They stopped work three weeks ago.
Brief | 5 May 2026
Mthatha residents block N2 over water crisis
“I can’t remember when we last had water. It’s been months”
Brief | 30 April 2026