Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Eastern Cape protesters bring traffic to a standstill
Protesters want a new bridge and better roads
Brief | 11 March 2025
Housing project grinds to a halt over payment dispute
Contractor is taking Matatiele Local Municipality to court over unpaid fees
News | 11 March 2025
Home Affairs urges villagers to travel to collect IDs – and then turns them away
“What frustrates me most is that these people came to us, begging us to apply for these IDs that we don’t even need”
News | 10 March 2025
Former tavern has served as a clinic for decades
Eastern Cape health department has no funds to build Tsomo a clinic
Brief | 24 February 2025
Teenager hitchhiking to the nearest clinic delivers her stillborn baby on the roadside
Villagers in the Eastern Cape town where Winnie Madikizela-Mandela was born often wait six hours for an ambulance
News | 18 February 2025
Go-slow at hospital after CEO was suspended
Brief suspension came after a letter in the name of CEO Mziyanda Tshaka circulated about an acute shortage of doctors at Tambo Regional Hospital
Brief | 6 February 2025
125-year-old Eastern Cape hospital in desperate need of renovations
Protesters march to Greenville Hospital near Bizana to complain about conditions
News | 6 February 2025
Landfill site meant to serve Mthatha villagers left to vandals
R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income
Brief | 30 January 2025
Housing protest closes N2 in Eastern Cape
Residents from Dutywa informal settlements dating back to the 1990s demand services and houses
Brief | 29 January 2025