Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Taps have been dry for five years in Eastern Cape village
Amathole District Municipality cannot deliver more water
News | 14 May 2019
Five years after botched road contract, Lady Frere residents have unanswered questions
Road company didn’t understand basic construction norms, say consultants
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Katherine Liu
News | 9 May 2019
A loan shark has her ID, so she can’t vote today
It’s illegal, but the mashonisas keep documents and bank cards
News | 8 May 2019
We campaigned for the ANC as instructed, but we never got the promised houses, say East London families
Braelyn residents have been trying to get housing since 2013
News | 7 May 2019
Housing list sparks protests in East London
Police use tear gas and rubber bullets to quell two days of demonstrations in Nompumelelo township
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”
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
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
Brief | 4 April 2019
Crumbling infrastructure leaves Eastern Cape villagers without water
“We are lucky because we recently got rain”
Brief | 29 March 2019