Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Nelson Mandela Bay residents protest high water bills
Water Crisis Committee leader says the municipal billing system is flawed
Brief | 29 June 2023
Kariega clinics closed after staff robbed at gunpoint
Eastern Cape health department says five incidents at different clinics have left staff and patients traumatised
Brief | 27 June 2023
Coal truck torched in Gqeberha electricity protest
Protesters were demanding the electrification of about 3,000 shacks
Brief | 23 June 2023
Gqeberha shack dwellers protest after electricity disconnected by RDP home owners
Residents of Baloyi informal settlement say two transformers installed in March have never been connected
Brief | 22 June 2023
Shack dwellers protest in support of Nelson Mandela Bay’s DA mayor
Mayor delivered over 300 chemical toilets that are cleaned every second day, a protester tells ANC representatives. “All you want to do is loot,” says another.
News | 25 May 2023
Ward councillor’s office torched in Kariega protest
Parts of KwaNobuhle without electricity since Friday
Brief | 24 May 2023
Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects cable theft as “an act of sabotage”
Power was restored on Monday night to about 50,000 residents following days without electricity
Brief | 23 May 2023
Parents and learners close Eastern Cape school
Kariega school is short of teachers, say protesters
Brief | 25 April 2023
300 toilets were built on this site seven years ago. Now at last the promised houses may be built around them
Families are still living in shacks next to their broken toilets
Brief | 25 April 2023