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Thamsanqa Mbovane

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

South Africa

Social grant payment ‘glitch’ sees desperate elderly recipients forced to take loans to survive

By Daniel Steyn, Ella Morrison, Loyiso Dyongman, Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Thamsanqa Mbovane

Gqeberha trucks become targets in fiery service delivery protests with five torched in past month

South Africa

Gqeberha trucks become targets in fiery service delivery protests with five torched in past month

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects ‘strategic’ cable theft as ‘act of sabotage’ after weekend without power

South Africa

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects ‘strategic’ cable theft as ‘act of sabotage’ after weekend without power

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level yet

Maverick News

Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level yet

By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane

Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega

Maverick Citizen

Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp

Parched Kariega residents roam streets to hunt for water trucks after major pipe bursts

Maverick Citizen

Parched Kariega residents roam streets to hunt for water trucks after major pipe bursts

By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp