Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Housing list sparks protests in East London

Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to quell two days of demonstrations in Nompumelelo township

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News | 18 April 2019

Villagers use sheep shed while brand new community hall stands unused

Eight months after completion, Eastern Cape community waits for “official opening”

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Brief | 12 April 2019

Man with disability has waited 11 years for temporary accommodation

Councillor says temporary housing was given to people who did not need it

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News | 4 April 2019

“The municipality is not collecting our rubbish, but they threaten to arrest us if we dump”

Residents say Queenstown is left with only one garbage truck

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Brief | 4 April 2019

Crumbling infrastructure leaves Eastern Cape villagers without water

“We are lucky because we recently got rain”

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Brief | 29 March 2019

Fix our gravel roads or we won’t vote, community tells mayor

Magwala villagers in the Eastern Cape say their roads have not been fixed for 19 years

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Brief | 25 March 2019

Garbage piles up in Cambridge, East London

Ward councillor says problem is across the metro

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Brief | 8 March 2019

Hardworking and dedicated, but these janitors in East London can go unpaid for weeks

Toilet cleaners also have to buy their own cleaning materials and chemicals and work without gloves or protective clothing

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News | 4 March 2019