Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
New occupation in Uitenhage named Covid Village
Municipality says it is still considering whether to formalise the housing or to follow legal processes for removal
News | 19 June 2020
Uitenhage stylist uses his hair to protest against Covid-19 lockdown
“What have we done?” asks Onele Cembi
News | 15 June 2020
Residents clash with land occupiers in Uitenhage
Municipality says land is earmarked for beneficiaries of de-densification programme
News | 12 June 2020
People who have recovered from Covid-19 say they are stigmatised
“No one visited our house anymore. So we left Port Elizabeth”
News | 12 June 2020
Mothers say they are not receiving child maintenance payments during lockdown
New payment system at Department of Justice is blamed by protesters
News | 9 June 2020
Many learners sent home from “unprepared” schools, while others return
“Things have changed a lot”
Bernard Chiguvare, Buziwe Nocuze, Mkhuseli Sizani, Joseph Chirume, Nompendulo Ngubane, Thamsanqa Mbovane
News | 8 June 2020
Covid-19: Workers at Kromberg & Schubert down tools
Employees demand factory cleaned and colleagues tested after worker tests positive for Covid-19
Brief | 4 June 2020
“I am going to buy wine that may last me a month”
Consumers stock up on booze as alcohol sales reopen
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and Bernard Chiguvare
Brief | 1 June 2020
Angry mob parades 18-year-old “thief” through Uitenhage streets
“I beat her by myself instead of the crowd doing it” says father
News | 27 May 2020