Kimberly Mutandiro

Johannesburg

Journalist at Freelance

Journalist— Reporter @GroundUp_News, formerly fellow @restofworld, Presenter @ZBCtv @unisa

Articles

Six distinctions but no ID: Top matriculant’s hope of becoming a doctor crushed

1 week ago | ewn.co.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

Johannesburg matriculant Emmanuel Ndlovu had dreams of enrolling at the University of Cape Town or the University of Witwatersrand to pursue a career in medicine this year. But though he achieved six distinctions and a merit pass above 70%, 17-year-old Ndlovu is still sitting at home because he does not have a birth certificate or an ID. “My peers are moving on with their lives, but I’m stuck,” he says.
Immigrant workers face dismissal after winning CCMA case

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

More than 50 people picketed outside the premises of M&N Waste in Boksburg against the company‚Äôs alleged exploitation of immigrant workers. The protest was organised by the Casual Workers Advice Office (CWAO) and the Simunye Workers Forum (SWF), which claimed that immigrant workers were unfairly suspended by the company.
Desperate for care: Immigrants turn to black market for medicine

3 weeks ago | healthformzansi.co.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

“It’s barely month-end, and a box full of medicine that I ordered from Malawi two weeks ago is already finished; my business is booming,” says Melina (not her real name). Melina is originally from Malawi. She is neither a doctor nor a nurse. She is not a health worker. But this hasn’t stopped her from running a thriving informal pharmacy attended by the sick and ailing. From her home in Johannesburg, she sells pills for R2 each. She also offers a wholesale price to resellers.
A thriving black market for medicines has emerged in Joburg

3 weeks ago | ewn.co.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

“It’s barely month-end, and a box full of medicine that I ordered from Malawi two weeks ago is already finished; my business is booming,” says Melina (not her real name). Melina is originally from Malawi. She is neither a doctor nor a nurse. She is not a health worker. But this hasn’t stopped her from running a thriving informal pharmacy attended by the sick and ailing. From her home in Johannesburg, she sells pills for R2 each. She also offers a wholesale price to resellers.
South Africa: Refugees Evicted From UNHCR in 2023 Reduced to Eating Frogs

4 weeks ago | allafrica.com | Kimberly Mutandiro

The families have been living in an old school building in Bronkhorstspruit for two years It's been almost two years since refugees were evicted from the premises of the UNHCR in Pretoria and their living conditions have deteriorated. They are now living in an old school building in a remote part of Bronkhorstspruit. They say they have been abandoned and forgotten. They want to be moved to another country rather than being integrated into local communities which they say are xenophobic.
Refugees evicted from UNHCR in 2023 reduced to eating frogs

4 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

The families have been living in an old school building in Bronkhorstspruit for two years Itâ€™s been almost two years since refugees were evicted from the premises of the UNHCR in Pretoria and their living conditions have deteriorated. They are now living in an old school building in a remote part of Bronkhorstspruit. They say they have been abandoned and forgotten. They want to be moved to another country rather than being integrated into local communities which they say are xenophobic.
South Africa: R25-Million and Six Years Later, Soweto Centre Still Needs Millions to Be Completed

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Raymond Joseph |Kimberly Mutandiro

SIU investigates unfinished arts centre backed by music legends Caiphus Semenya and Letta Mbulu After receiving R10-million from government in 2018 and a further R15-million from the Lottery in 2021, the National Academy of Africa's Performing Arts in Soweto remains unfinished. The former arts minister said that the academy - headed by South African music icons Caiphius Semenya and his wife, Letta Mbula - would train future Grammy winners.
Asylum seekers face arrest while they battle broken system

1 month ago | ewn.co.za | Kimberly Mutandiro |Daniel Steyn

In 2018, armed forces invaded Fayisa Abo’s village in Hosaina, Ethiopia, killing several of his family members. The 28-year-old fled to Kenya but found it difficult to apply for refugee status and to find work. Some friends told him that South Africa might offer a better life. That same year, he came and settled in Durban. Despite repeatedly trying to apply for an asylum permit, Abo has been unsuccessful.
Benoni pensioners ask City to scrap millions of rands of debt

1 month ago | groundup.org.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

Pensioners living in apartheid-era rental flats owned by the City of Ekurhuleni in Actonville, Benoni have racked up debt amounting to R33-million. One pensioner owes the City more R110,000 for rent, water and electricity. Her electricity meter has been blocked until she meets a payment arrangement. Since her husbandâ€™s death three years ago, 75-year-old Ingrid Smith has been battling to pay her R1,350 rent each month at her apartheid-era council flat in Actonville, Benoni.
South Africa: Operation Dudula's Victims Demand Justice

1 month ago | allafrica.com | Kimberly Mutandiro

Litigation against the vigilante group started a year ago Two years ago about 500 families were beaten, robbed and evicted from a central Johannesburg building by anti-immigrant vigilantes. One of the victims, Margaret Maushe, who uses a wheelchair, now lives with her family in a "dark building" with 300 other families sharing two toilets. The Socio Economic Rights Institute (SERI) has initiated litigation against Operation Dudula and the government for human rights violations against immigrants.