Articles for Joseph Chirume
Living beside an open sewer in Port Elizabeth
“Raw sewage pops out of the ground … It eventually overflows into the house”
News | 18 March 2019
Mayor Bobani promises electrificity to two informal settlements in PE
We will not give you our votes if you lie to us, warns protester
Brief | 13 March 2019
Nelson Mandela University protest ends – institution can reopen
Students and management reach agreement
Brief | 8 March 2019
Protesters shut down Nelson Mandela University
To prevent disruptions, university says it will enforce interdict that it obtained in 2018
News | 7 March 2019
N10 blocked by school protest in Paterson
“We are going to protest in this way until they give us teachers and take our kids from learning under trees into classrooms”
Brief | 6 March 2019
PE residents want police station commander removed
Protesters allege corruption and incompetence at Motherwell SAPS
News | 1 March 2019
Former PRASA Rail CEO back in the dock for fraud
Mthuthuzeli Swartz, who is also accused of stealing railway lines and sleepers, attacks #UniteBehind and makes allegations against his former colleagues
By Joseph Chirume and GroundUp Staff
News | 28 February 2019
Concern over high number of vigilante killings in PE
At least 13 people killed in past four months
Brief | 19 February 2019
Thousands take to streets in protest against job losses
Members of COSATU unions in nationwide marches and strike
By Joseph Chirume, Lisekho Madikane, Emelda Tintswalo, Nomfundo Xolo and Zoë Postman
News | 13 February 2019