Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

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Xhosa book inspires young Middledrift learners

Nosipho Precious Gibe’s Ubomi Nguqulukubhode (Life has its ups and downs) teaches young people not to give up on their dreams

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Brief | 6 November 2026

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Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade

Upgrades to the Fort Beaufort water treatment works are months behind schedule

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Feature | 27 October 2026

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Learners wait seven years for R39-million school

Second building contractor fired and Eyabantu Senior Secondary School remains unfinished

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Brief | 22 October 2026

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SASSA pensioner builds her own house faster than the government

Government has left scores of houses for Eastern Cape storm victims incomplete

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News | 14 October 2026

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Six years later Eastern Cape storm victims still without houses

Some found their names were never on the beneficiary list

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News | 13 October 2026

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Eastern Cape villagers wait years for road project

A road connecting Ngqeleni to Canzibe near Mthatha is treacherous

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News | 13 October 2026

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Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals

Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift

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Brief | 11 September 2026

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This water project started 20 years ago. But taps are still dry

Eastern Cape villagers say at least four contractors have worked on the Buthongweni Water Supply Scheme

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News | 8 September 2026

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In this town, old women have to relieve themselves in a field

Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997

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News | 26 August 2026