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Estelle Ellis

Port Elizabeth

Senior Journalist at Daily Maverick

Journalist for Maverick Citizen at Daily Maverick. Proud aunt. World changer. Word activist. Wired for compassion and kindness. Living with world's best cat.

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  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis

    EASTERN CAPE Foreign migrant workers carrying their possessions from Valencia to the Addo police station, from where they were transported to churches and community halls on 27 May. (Photo: Deon Ferreira) The Valencia community near the town of Addo in the Eastern Cape remained tense on Tuesday night after three foreign nationals were killed. Hundreds of foreign nationals have been evacuated from the area. “For many years we have been living in peace,” said Valencia resident Gerald September...

  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis

    HEALTHCARE CRISIS   One of the many protests held while Sonia Lupondwana was the head of the Nelson Mandela Bay District.

  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis

    NELSON MANDELA BAY EXCELLENCE Members of Richmond Hill Brewing Company with their medals: Lovemore Kamba (left) Ahmad lslam (centre) and Mike Kachingwe. (Photo: Supplied) As an extra bonus to celebrate a decade since opening in 2015, the Richmond Hill Brewing Company brought home a string of medals for its craft beers at the annual African Beer Cup Awards this week. Nelson Mandela Bay’s Richmond Hill Brewing Company shone brightly at the African Beer Cup Awards this week — bringing home a...

  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis

    REVENGE ATTACKS Valencia in Addo has been under siege since Saturday after mob justice morphed into xenophobic attacks on foreigners who are in the area picking citrus fruit. (Photo: Mkhuseli Sizani / GroundUP) The acting Provincial Commissioner of the Eastern Cape, Major-General Thandiswa Kupiso’s office confirmed on Monday morning that additional members from specialised units were deployed to Addo after revenge attacks — sparked by the murder of a young man — left three people dead and at...

  • 1 week ago | dailymaverick.co.za | Estelle Ellis

    NELSON MANDELA BAY Protesters at the McLaren Circus on Saturday night (Picture: McLaren Circus) A Gqeberha animal activist underwent surgery after allegedly being assaulted by staff of the McLaren Circus during a protest near the circus on Saturday night. Ralph West, a prominent animal and environmental activist, was reportedly assaulted during a protest at King’s Beach, Gqeberha, on Saturday night against the use of animals by McLaren Circus. He underwent surgery on Sunday. While animal...

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Estelle Ellis
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17 Jan 25

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Daily Maverick
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The story of the wonderful Mr Mtati and the 100% pass rate for maths https://t.co/8Zj1J1RsI1

Estelle Ellis
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26 Aug 24

RT @dailymaverick: It has been three days since an extensive power outage hit Nelson Mandela Bay, leaving large parts of the city without p…

Estelle Ellis
Estelle Ellis @EstelleEllis
25 Aug 24

RT @dailymaverick: Four high-voltage pylons blown over by gale-force winds on Friday caused a widespread power outage in Nelson Mandela Bay…