Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Patients cross river and bush to get to nearest clinic
Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no budget to build a clinic for residents of Sicweza village just outside Flagstaff
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
Brief | 4 November 2024
Four dead in Cape Town shack fires
We are happy to have survived, says Khayelitsha shop owner
Brief | 28 October 2024
R66-million spent on water schemes but these villagers’ taps are still dry
Yet water projects in Ngcobo are signed off as completed and successful
News | 25 October 2024
Eskom withdraws from Cape Town informal settlement after second attack in two weeks
On Monday a security vehicle escorting the power utility’s workers into the area was hijacked.
Brief | 23 October 2024
Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 21 October 2024
Six-year-old rescued from pit toilet in Eastern Cape school
At Mampondo Primary School, 135 learners and eight staff members share two pit toilets
By Yamkela Ntshongwana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 17 October 2024
Community blocks R3-million park project, demands public participation
Tsomo residents and businesses say they were never consulted about the site
News | 16 October 2024
The public swimming pool in this Eastern Cape town has been empty for four years
Ngcobo residents fear the pool will be vandalised and never reopen
Brief | 3 October 2024
Learners in this rural school have one teacher and no toilets
Learners at Gcina Senior Primary in KwaGcina, Cofimvaba relieve themselves on an open field during the school day
News | 1 October 2024