Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Millions spent but 11 years later, police station is a drug den
The meant-to-be newly renovated Ngqamakhwe police station has been stripped by vandals after construction work stopped
News | 11 August 2023
Millions spent and 7 years later hawkers still sit without stalls
Only 60 of 320 stalls were built yet Mbhashe municipality paid the contractor
News | 8 August 2023
Teachers quit Eastern Cape school after accusations of violence against learners
Ngqeleni Junior Secondary School has been short of 14 teachers since March
News | 2 August 2023
Government departments owe millions to Matatiele Local Municipality
Unpaid rates and taxes are affecting its ability to deliver services, says the municipality
News | 20 July 2023
One tap for 1,000 families. And it’s been dry for seven years
Eastern Cape villagers say they have given up asking their councillors for help
News | 20 July 2023
Public Protector probes government’s 2022 flood relief efforts
Auditor-General recently revealed that KwaZulu-Natal only spent R251-million of the R5.8-billion budget allocated in the aftermath of the 2022 floods
News | 12 July 2023
DNA bungling delays justice for family of slain mother
“Three years later, the suspect is roaming outside”
News | 11 July 2023
No water, toilets or electricity in multi-million rand Eastern Cape taxi rank
The contractor for the Xhora taxi rank has been in a dispute with the municipality for over eight years
News | 4 July 2023
25-year-old informal settlement still lacks basic services
GPO residents voted ANC because they believed their relocation would be delayed if they didn’t, says resident Thozama Nyathela. “We were only being fed empty promises.”
Brief | 29 June 2023