Articles for Yamkela Ntshongwana
Thousands of villagers without electricity for nine days in Free State
Youths block roads in protest over outage
Brief | 25 May 2021
No water in Qwaqwa villages since 2018
Villagers battle to access water, yet government says R220 million supply project is far advanced
News | 14 April 2021
Taxi drivers shut down Free State town for two days over permit feud
They are demanding that cabs without permits be barred from operating on their routes
News | 26 March 2021
Councillor accused of demanding sex for job
150 residents protest in small Eastern Cape town to demand he be removed
News | 8 September 2020
Covid-19: water protesters target N2
Eastern Cape protesters say they can’t wash their hands as directed without clean water
News | 7 July 2020
Eastern Cape villagers promised water in 1998, still waiting
Over R23 million spent and the bills keep mounting, but the taps stay dry in Flagstaff villages
News | 25 February 2020
Cofimvaba protesters tell their mayor to start working
“Once they climb the ladder, they forget about us”
Brief | 19 February 2020
Residents of Amalinda say they have been forgotten
500 households with no electrification, months without rubbish collection, only two taps and a dozen working toilets
Brief | 28 November 2019
RDP housing is at a snail’s pace in Eastern Cape
Construction companies blame government budget constraints
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 21 November 2019