Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
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
Eastern Cape pensioners try to build their own clinic
Ugie villagers hope the government will come to finish their work
News | 28 April 2026
Pit toilets: Eastern Cape parents take matters into their own hands
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 21 April 2026
Komani residents given ultimatum: Pay rates or lose electricity
But protesters say they are being billed for services they do not receive
News | 20 April 2026
After six years, man is jailed for life in DNA bungled murder case
Thozamile Flathela was convicted of murdering his partner Simbongile Mancotywa in Cofimvaba in 2020
Brief | 10 April 2026
Eastern Cape villagers still waiting for water from boreholes installed in 2015
Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes
News | 9 April 2026