Articles for Peter Luhanga

Two dead in two shack fires since Friday in Dunoon

About 50 structures destroyed leaving 200 people homeless

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Brief | 1 November 2023

Children play among rubbish and rodents at this Dunoon park

City official says a developer is waiting for approval to fund the repairs of Thandabantu Park but suggest moving the equipment to a different place

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News | 30 October 2023

People dig out Cape Town bridge to build shelters

City says Potsdam Road bridge is okay but the households will be relocated

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Brief | 10 October 2023

Hundreds flee flooded homes as storms batter Western Cape

Man dies, apparently from electrocution

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News | 25 September 2023

Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park

73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night

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Brief | 19 September 2023

51 people homeless after fire in Dunoon

“My whole life was in that shack”

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Brief | 12 September 2023

Dunoon women spend their public holiday cleaning up other people’s rubbish

Garbage has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month

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Brief | 14 August 2023

The life of a minibus taxi driver: long days, poor pay and no benefits

Chasing the taxi bosses’ targets makes it hard to be compliant with traffic legislation, drivers tell GroundUp

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Interview | 14 August 2023

After a month of no refuse collection, Dunoon residents march to municipal offices

Subcouncil 3 manager says area is too volatile to render services

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Brief | 7 August 2023

A month’s worth of garbage piles up on Dunoon streets

City waste removal contract ended on 30 June, with no waste collected since

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News | 31 July 2023

Dunoon residents battle blaze from their shack roofs

Fire destroys 50 homes, leaving families in the biting cold

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Brief | 6 July 2023

Diep River occupiers say they’ll move if City provides acceptable accommodation

119 Families served with notice to vacate land on the Diep River floodplain

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Brief | 13 June 2023

Loadshedding hits clinic waiting times

Patients say they queue for hours at Dunoon Community Health Centre in Cape Town

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News | 15 May 2023

Pensioners have to pay people to queue for them at Nyanga clinic

Patients at Nyanga Community Day Clinic says services have been deteriorating

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News | 11 May 2023

From shack to stage: Dunoon playwright scoops awards

Play by Ayanda ka Nobakabona from Zwelitsha informal settlement in Cape Town wins awards

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Brief | 14 April 2023