Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Eastern Cape villages have had no water for almost two weeks
Primary school told to pay for water tankers
Brief | 2 August 2019
Dagga business in the open in Eastern Cape
For members of the Rastafarian community it’s an economic opportunity, but some want it shut down
News | 31 July 2019
Company leaves R164 million housing project unfinished
No houses for some, unfinished houses for others in Mdantsane RDP project
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 July 2019
The land is “unsuitable for habitation” says municipality, but thousands live on it
Sikiti informal settlement in Butterworth, Eastern Cape, was established over 20 years ago
News | 19 July 2019
Ward councillor says Komponi occupiers must fend for themselves
About 60 families illegally occupying prefab homes for two years want services
Brief | 5 July 2019
Residents burn rubbish because it doesn’t get collected
“It’s like they forgot about us,” says resident in East London informal settlement
Brief | 1 July 2019
Equal Education pickets outside Eastern Cape State of the Province address
EE wants R4.3 million saved at this year’s official opening of the legislature to be allocated to fixing schools
Brief | 28 June 2019
“Everytime I look at these wires, I remember how my grandson died,” says East London grandmother
A number of people have been electrocuted in Amalinda Forest informal settlement in the past three years
Brief | 28 June 2019
“It’s been five years now and not a single house is finished,” says East London resident
Some residents have moved into incomplete houses after the site was abandoned by contractors in 2015
News | 24 June 2019