Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Butterworth water protests politically motivated says municipality
“Officials live in East London … When they take a bath they spend an hour because they have enough water” responds protester
News | 23 October 2020
Unfinished RDP houses abandoned for nearly two decades
The housing department says it has since appointed contractors to complete two projects in Stutterheim
News | 19 October 2020
Millions spent, six years gone, still no electricity for Eastern Cape villagers
Only two of the seven villages located near Mount Frere have electricity
News | 13 October 2020
Small business owners block the N2 over PPE contracts
Business owners accuse the Alfred Nzo district municipality of only giving contracts to company’s from other towns
News | 1 October 2020
Families drink from drains as water trucks break down
Three out of four water trucks in Eastern Cape town are in for repairs
News | 29 September 2020
Community beats three suspected criminals to death in Eastern Cape
Police blamed for the rise in vigilantism
News | 11 September 2020
Villagers donate money to build a clinic in a shack
Villagers in the rural Eastern Cape struggling to access health services have tried to create their own infrastructure
News | 9 September 2020
Loan shark steals SASSA cards in Eastern Cape
Beneficiaries forced to change PINs
News | 9 September 2020
Five villages share one 5,000-litre water tank
Taps ran dry in the rural Eastern Cape village of Ngquthu seven years ago
Brief | 27 August 2020