Articles for Yamkela Ntshongwana

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SASSA pensioner builds her own house faster than the government

Government has left scores of houses for Eastern Cape storm victims incomplete

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News | 14 October 2026

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Eastern Cape villagers wait years for road project

A road connecting Ngqeleni to Canzibe near Mthatha is treacherous

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News | 13 October 2026

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This water project started 20 years ago. But taps are still dry

Eastern Cape villagers say at least four contractors have worked on the Buthongweni Water Supply Scheme

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News | 8 September 2026

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Sewer project leaves Flagstaff without a new school

Residents say officials promised the two developments could coexist

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Feature | 3 August 2026

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OR Tambo municipality dodges questions on failed toilet project

A project to build hundreds of toilets near Mthatha has been stalled since 2023

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Brief | 9 July 2026

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Man promised RDP home left to live for seven years in collapsing mud house

Only the foundation has been dug for Anele Dyosane’s house

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Brief | 26 June 2026

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Pensioners use their social grants to fix road

King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality says it will now consider including this road in its maintenance budget

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News | 8 June 2026

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Schools built by Eastern Cape families in the 1980s have been left to ruin

All the parents asked is that the state maintain and upgrade the schools

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Feature | 19 May 2026

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Bizeleni Gwanya and her disabled daughter were promised an RDP house. Years later, they are still in a mud house

The Flagstaff-Ingquza housing project has stalled due to budget constraints, says Eastern Cape government

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Brief | 23 March 2026