South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
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
South Africa Gqeberha trucks become targets in fiery service delivery protests with five torched in past month By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
South Africa Nelson Mandela Bay mayor suspects ‘strategic’ cable theft as ‘act of sabotage’ after weekend without power By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
Maverick News Dam in Nelson Mandela Bay is at its lowest level yet By Mkhuseli Sizani and Thamsanqa Mbovane
Maverick Citizen Illegal electricity connection tensions mount between families in shacks and government housing in Kariega By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Parched Kariega residents roam streets to hunt for water trucks after major pipe bursts By Thamsanqa Mbovane for GroundUp