Articles for Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Mthatha residents block N2 over water crisis
“I can’t remember when we last had water. It’s been months”
Brief | 30 April 2026
Eastern Cape pensioners try to build their own clinic
Ugie villagers hope the government will come to finish their work
News | 28 April 2026
Pit toilets: Eastern Cape parents take matters into their own hands
Parents at Good Hope Primary in Cofimvaba are building their own toilets
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 21 April 2026
Komani residents given ultimatum: Pay rates or lose electricity
But protesters say they are being billed for services they do not receive
News | 20 April 2026
After six years, man is jailed for life in DNA bungled murder case
Thozamile Flathela was convicted of murdering his partner Simbongile Mancotywa in Cofimvaba in 2020
News | 10 April 2026
Eastern Cape villagers still waiting for water from boreholes installed in 2015
Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes
News | 9 April 2026
Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses
Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages
News | 20 March 2026
We have no water and no toilets, families tell Human Rights Commission
Government offices are often closed due to lack of water in Centane
Brief | 18 March 2026
Use the field, parents tell their children: the pit toilets at this school are dangerous
Elunyaweni Primary in Ugie in the Eastern Cape has five full pit latrines for 160 learners; nearby ET Thabane Primary has broken classrooms
News | 18 March 2026