Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Get the trains running immediately, say protesters
Cape Town commuters march from Heideveld train station to the station in Nyanga
Brief | 3 April 2024
Police drive into woman, break her pelvis, shoot rubber bullets into crowd and drive off
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn is being treated in hospital. She also has a fractured spine and injured right arm.
News | 28 March 2024
Elections 2024: How people with disabilities can vote
There are various ways but remember to apply in time for a special vote if you need one
Explainer | 25 March 2024
In photos: Cape Town’s apartheid-era flats
More than R1.2-billion has been allocated over the next three years to maintain these blocks
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 8 March 2024
Gugulethu school for adults abandoned by government, say residents
St Francis Community Learning Centre has to rely on illegal connection for electricity
News | 1 March 2024
Man who was assaulted by police dies three months later
Ugochukwu Emmanuel Nnoli’s family suspect the assault played a role in his death
News | 20 February 2024
Long queues at SASSA in Khayelitsha
Earlier this week residents picketed, demanding that a new office be built and for staff to be trained
News | 14 February 2024
New Makhaza police station can’t open because there’s no water or electricity
The station was completed at the end of December after a 10-year wait
News | 7 February 2024
Mowbray police assault: no names and no consequences
Victim has left work out of fear
News | 26 January 2024