Articles for Joseph Chirume

Our water supply has been sabotaged, says Nelson Mandela Bay councillor

Vandals required equipment and knowledge of the infrastructure, he says

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Brief | 28 March 2022

Gqeberha bus shelters in ruins after contractor abandons site

Municipality has already paid nearly R25 million

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Brief | 15 March 2022

Striking drivers forcefully stop and inspect trucks in Gqeberha

Among their demands is for freight companies to stop hiring immigrants

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News | 1 March 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay residents say they can’t afford to boil water or buy bottled

Parents requested to boil water for children to bring to school

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Brief | 25 February 2022

Nelson Mandela Bay municipality admits water is contaminated

Residents told to “boil the water before consuming it”

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Brief | 22 February 2022

Protests halt first day of university lectures

Problems with NSFAS leave Nelson Mandela University students unable to register

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News | 15 February 2022

Bungled payroll leaves education assistants unpaid for two months in Eastern Cape

Audit underway to determine which of the province’s 40,000 education assistants were paid

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News | 10 February 2022

Trial of former top PRASA official accused of stealing railway line postponed yet again

Mthuthuzeli Swartz‘s lawyer opposes further delays

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Brief | 7 February 2022

Nurses robbed during security guard strike

Cellphones and car keys stolen as guards continue to strike for back pay

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Brief | 27 January 2022

Patients turned away from clinics as security guards strike over late pay

Eastern Cape health department has only paid Silver Solutions Security up to October

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Brief | 26 January 2022

Eastern Cape health workers warn about staff shortages

2,700 contracts not being renewed by health department

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News | 25 January 2022

Disabled man cleans his street from his wheelchair

Gqeberha 65-year-old hopes to inspire others to keep the streets clean

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Brief | 20 January 2022

Protesters in Gqeberha threaten company for employing immigrants

#PutSouthAfricansFirst protesters accused of putting people’s lives in danger

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News | 26 November 2021

Overflowing toilets, piles of rubbish and empty water tanks plague Gqeberha shack dwellers

Yet the municipality claims the area is cleaned and serviced regularly

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Brief | 10 November 2021

Strike continues at Gqeberha automobile plant as union demands 100% wage increase

NUMSA says First Automobile Works must pay automobile manufacturers’ rates not Motor Industry Bargaining Council rates

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News | 27 October 2021

Protests erupt after child electrocuted by illegal connection

Residents of Lingelihle and Greenfields in Gqeberha say they won’t be voting on Monday

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Brief | 27 October 2021