Maverick News Life On hold - 12 learners have been waiting for their matric certificates for three years 2 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News R66-million spent, yet villagers in Ngcobo still face water crisis amid broken promises 3 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Daily struggle as pupils forced to relieve themselves on open field at rural school with no toilets and only one teacher 3 min 2 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News King promises to help as extortion cripples Mthatha schools and businesses 5 min 3 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
South Africa Eight years and counting – raw sewage pouring continuously into Butterworth river 3 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News EC municipality head of good governance embroiled in alleged tender scandal worth R3.5-million 2 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News After 24 years, almost 1,000 RDP houses in Mthatha are still not finished 3 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News EC children endure near-constant hunger as National School Nutrition Programme dishes meagre portions 4 min 0 By Sonia A Rao and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Maverick News EC municipality provided one tap for 1,000 desperate families — and it’s been dry for seven years 2 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Public Protector probes billions in unspent government funds meant for 2022 KZN flood relief efforts 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Enyobeni Tavern tragedy aftermath — protesters demand taverns be shut down in central East London 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Eastern Cape parents block school entrance in Cofimvaba after scholar transport cancelled 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen 90 years — that’s how long it will take eThekwini to fix informal settlements, says metro 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Shack dwellers proclaim ‘Freedom Day is for rich people’ as hundreds march in Durban 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick News Durban flood victims living in squalor accuse government of not keeping its promises 5 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Maverick News Only eight toilets for nearly 600 families at Durban temporary relocation area 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Maverick News Parents of children with special needs boycott KZN schools 3 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Eastern Cape municipality goes to court to block protests by angry residents 4 min 0 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
South Africa Scammed UCT security guards hold forgiveness picket 3 min 1 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
South Africa Taxi drivers take violent revenge on Delft protesters 2 min 3 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp
Maverick Citizen Sports field becomes battlefield as Masiphumelele residents clash with authorities 2 min 2 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik for GroundUp