Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Parents close Eastern Cape school where playground is used as a toilet
Toilets at the primary school in Komani have not functioned for six years
Brief | 14 January 2026
Nowhere to swim in Komani this Christmas
Municipal swimming pools have fallen into disrepair
Brief | 22 December 2025
Eastern Cape village “electrified” after 30 years, but there is no power
Poles and electricity boxes were installed in 2023 in Nyamankulu near Cofimvaba, but Eskom and Intsika Yethu Municipality say there are outstanding issues
Brief | 22 December 2025
Municipality silent on why it can’t provide electricity
“We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever,” says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years
Brief | 18 December 2025
Pensioners build their own community hall
Households donate a minimum of R100 to the project
Brief | 17 December 2025
Eastern Cape villagers finally get water, but only for a few days
Water scheme was restored, but two villages are back to having no water
News | 5 December 2025
Understaffed, crumbling Eastern Cape clinic cannot meet demand
New temporary structure set to cost R1.2-million and take two years to complete
Brief | 1 December 2025
Extortion gangs terrorise Cape Town’s immigrant shop owners
Vigilantism on the rise as people accuse the police of failing them
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Phumeza Halonisi
News | 20 November 2025
Promises, promises but still no school
Willowvale families have been waiting for their new school since 2018
News | 12 November 2025