Articles for Thamsanqa Mbovane
South African fruit hawkers chase away Zimbabwean competitors
“I want to survive like them. They must leave me alone,” says fruit seller in Port Elizabeth
Brief | 1 July 2019
Port Elizabeth residents close ANC ward councillor’s office
“We cannot accept the closure of my office. The office is owned by the community,” says councillor
Brief | 28 June 2019
Rush to spend infrastructure millions in Uitenhage
Councillor says protest action has prevented municipality from fixing roads
Brief | 20 June 2019
Uitenhage public works employees want permanent jobs
Payslips printed on the back of lotto tickets
Brief | 19 June 2019
Residents told not to dump rubbish illegally … but municipality fails to collect their waste
For months Uitenhage residents have had infrequent garbage collection
Brief | 10 June 2019
Political spat over ‘leak’ at city council chambers in Port Elizabeth
Water running from council chambers for weeks
Brief | 7 June 2019
Security guards demand employment from PE municipality
Guards march to City Hall
Brief | 6 June 2019
Lucky escape from fire for Uitenhage 79-year-old
Xolisile Yani’s chips and vetkoek business ruined
Brief | 5 June 2019
Small builders demand to know how much RDP houses in PE cost the muncipality
They allege that they have been underpaid
Brief | 30 May 2019