Articles for Joseph Chirume
Hundreds protest in Booysens Park to be moved to “safer areas”
Resident of Vastrap informal settlement have previously expressed their unhappiness with high crime rates in the area
Brief | 28 August 2019
Small-scale farmers demand access to land
“Our animals graze in yards and graveyards because there is no land for us”
News | 23 August 2019
Tensions between communities reach “boiling point” over electricity in Port Elizabeth
Mayor Bobani promises electrification of informal settlements and removal of all illegal connections
Brief | 22 August 2019
Prayer meeting held for shot teenager
Sinazo Kleinbooi, 14, was shot and killed on her way home from school
Brief | 15 August 2019
Spike in vigilante killings in Port Elizabeth
Police say communities resist investigations
Brief | 7 August 2019
Asylum seekers have to wait a year for an appointment in Port Elizabeth
Appointment note leaves people seeking refugee status vulnerable to arrest
Brief | 7 August 2019
Top PRASA manager accused of selling 42km of railway line he didn’t own
Mthuthuzeli Swartz’s case is being heard in the Port Elizabeth Specialised Crimes Court
News | 6 August 2019
PE residents come out in numbers to demand better policing
“If the police are afraid to go inside our community, then who will protect us?”
News | 18 July 2019
Workers at security company demand union recognition
Asked for comment, Impact Loss Control threatened legal action
News | 16 July 2019