Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Covid-19: East London shack dwellers block streets over food vouchers
Residents accuse councillor of nepotism
News | 12 May 2020
Years long feud between villages claims life of 19-year-old
“This is the first death, but these boys are causing each other serious injuries” says Eastern Cape village chief
News | 22 April 2020
Covid-19: Premier Mabuyane witnesses huge queues for social grants
“Our biggest concern is when the virus reaches rural areas and townships”
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
Brief | 30 March 2020
Parents still scrambling to place learners in Eastern Cape
The provincial department says an admission committee has been set up to assist unplaced learners
News | 18 March 2020
Eastern Cape learners walk more than 30km to a school without teachers for them
No scholar transport, no maths or English teacher
News | 11 March 2020
Education halted by protests over unpaid NSFAS allowances
Tertiary institutions across the country have experienced weeks of disruption. Some have resumed teaching.
By Karabo Mafolo, Thamsanqa Mbovane, Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Nompendulo Ngubane
News | 9 March 2020
Refugee mother owed nine months of child grants
Annie Tshimanga given the runaround by SASSA after her card was stolen
Brief | 2 March 2020
Angry Butterworth protesters send mayor away
Residents ask Premier to drink borehole water, but he refuses
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 19 February 2020
Buffalo City College students boycott classes over unpaid NSFAS allowances
Student leaders say students are being evicted because they cannot pay rent
News | 19 February 2020