Articles for Pharie Sefali

Community steps in to help family with epilepsy

Residents in Khayelitsha came out in their numbers at the weekend to celebrate the donation of a wheelchair and food parcel to a father and daughter who have epilepsy.

Pharie Sefali

News | 12 August 2015

Moneyline to be taken to Consumer Tribunal for reckless lending

The National Credit Regulator has referred financial company Moneyline to the National Consumer Tribunal for reckless lending to recipients of child grants.

Pharie Sefali

News | 12 August 2015

Police warn of smash and grab crime in Eisleben Road in Crossroads

Police have warned motorists to be cautious on Eisleben Road and at the robots on Govan Mbeki Road in Crossroads.

Pharie Sefali

News | 5 August 2015

Deputy minister swaps his T-shirt for sanitary pads

In 2011 President Jacob Zuma promised sanitary pads for girls and women who cannot afford them. Nearly five years later, the only sign that this promise is being kept is an attempt by Deputy Minister in the presidency Buti Manamela to raise awareness about the issue through a series of well publicised events.

Pharie Sefali

News | 30 July 2015

Cape Town urged to join march against corruption

Speakers at a meeting in Salt River last night urged Capetonians to join the march against corruption on 19 August in the city.

Pharie Sefali

News | 29 July 2015

Police don’t give us back our goods after a raid, say traders

Vendors at the Cape Town taxi rank complain that they do not get their goods back after a police raid.

Pharie Sefali

News | 21 July 2015

Money lender targets social grant beneficiaries

At the weekend the Methodist Church in Nyanga near the taxi terminus operates as a church. But on weekdays it is the scene of a money lending business, with dozens of people queuing for loans from Moneyline Financial Services, a subsidiary of NET1, the company that pays social grants on behalf of the South African Social Security Agency.

Pharie Sefali

News | 21 July 2015

I’m a lesbian sangoma from Nyanga

I was raised in a township that is known for its murders, rapes, hate crimes and robberies. Nyanga molded me with a strong personality, but has left me with challenges that will forever be rubbed in my face by those who see my sexuality as satanic.

Pharie Sefali

Opinion | 9 July 2015

Law enforcement shatters homeless man’s dreams

Law enforcement is removing homeless people who have been living alongside the Liesbeek River below Valkenberg. The homeless claim they are being harassed and their belongings are taken and destroyed by officers of the law. Many have already left the area and others say they are planning to leave.

Pharie Sefali

News | 25 June 2015