Articles for Joseph Chirume

Students tell of “deplorable” accommodation at Nelson Mandela University

University says it has resolved some of the problems and will address the rest next semester

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News | 6 July 2018

Port Elizabeth municipal strike ends with agreement on bonuses

Garbage in streets to be cleared up from Friday afternoon

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Brief | 22 June 2018

Residents protest after blackout prevents them watching World Cup

Four Nelson Mandela Bay municipality vehicles burnt. City blames vandalism for outages.

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News | 21 June 2018

Port Elizabeth’s peace builders are making communities safer for immigrants

“The peace builders are trained to resolve conflicts between immigrants and local people”

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News | 21 June 2018

PE municipal employees on strike

Workers demand back pay, but City says it doesn’t have the money

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Brief | 18 June 2018

Criminals prey on Vastrap’s disabled residents

20 Port Elizabeth families have been living in containers for four years

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News | 14 June 2018

Citrus strike ends as farmers agree to R20 an hour

Workers in Sundays River Valley return to farms

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News | 7 June 2018

Thousands of Sundays River Valley farm workers strike for higher wages

Farmers claim deal was reached and blame SANCO for strife

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News | 4 June 2018

Vastrap residents demand houses, roads, toilets and electricity

Despite tensions, black and coloured residents protest together

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News | 1 June 2018

Humansdorp moves to centralise taxi services

Seven taxi ranks are too many for the small town, say authorities

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News | 30 May 2018

School even had its burglar bars stolen

Parents close Empumalanga Primary in protest as school is stripped by thieves

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News | 22 May 2018

Thousands march in solidarity with Palestine

“I stand here as a Jewish South African to say to Israel: ‘Enough! Enough shooting unarmed protesters!’”

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News | 15 May 2018

Eastern Cape learners battle without internet access

Free internet and wifi in public libraries stopped last year

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Brief | 14 May 2018

NSFAS and Nelson Mandela University play the blame game

But aid scheme hopes to finalise disbursements this week

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Brief | 8 May 2018

Nelson Mandela University disrupted as NSFAS fails to pay fees

University management will provide emergency financial support

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Brief | 7 May 2018

Humansdorp families stuck in emergency housing since 2011

“The municipality promised to relocate us to another site but nothing has happened so far”

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News | 30 April 2018