Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
Business owners shut down parts of Nelson Mandela Bay
They want small businesses to get a 30% share of all major tenders awarded by the City
Brief | 8 March 2022
Small businesses demand 30% share of Gqeberha municipal tenders
Protesters march through city centre
Brief | 23 February 2022
The “Friendly City” is filthy
Only 11 of Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality’s 36 refuse trucks are operational
Brief | 9 February 2022
Man claims police assaulted him during stop-and-search incident
Police say docket handed to IPID
Brief | 28 January 2022
Shack dwellers build ward councillor an office
“We want to be served closer to where we live” says resident
Brief | 27 January 2022
Water crisis disrupts schools in Nelson Mandela Bay
Taps have been dry for ten days in KwaNobuhle
Brief | 26 January 2022
Gqeberha health workers march against management
They demanded the removal of the health district manager and for the health facilities to be refurbished
Brief | 3 December 2021
There will be no funerals until the sewage system is fixed, residents threaten
“We live in a pigsty”
Brief | 15 November 2021
Tax the rich, demand budget protesters
Unions and organisations call for a basic income grant
By Thamsanqa Mbovane, Marecia Damons and Liezl Human
News | 11 November 2021