Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Activists protest as huge oil and gas conference gets underway in Cape Town
“Gas and oil and nuclear don’t need to be in our energy mix”
News | 13 September 2023
Langa used to be a “place of ubuntu” says 82-year-old resident
Langa centenary: former beauty queen Nomsa Banjatwa remembers a township abuzz with social events
News | 13 September 2023
Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession
“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated”
News | 4 September 2023
Here’s why you might be struggling to get an e-hailing trip in some Cape Town townships
“I would never take trips from Nyanga and Philippi” says Uber driver
News | 31 August 2023
Protest over poor service at Khayelitsha Home Affairs
About 100 people marched in the rain under the banner of #UniteBehind
Brief | 22 August 2023
Langa’s cramped sewing school needs more space
The Sinakho Skills Development Centre and Entrepreneurship Training Academy
Brief | 21 August 2023
Immigrants held in cells for four weeks after police raid on restaurant
“I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy” says Zimbabwean restaurant manager at Mowbray police station
News | 16 August 2023
Checkmate: Gugulethu chess coach shares her passion with youth
Gugulethu Chess College under-11 team to go to provincial tournament
News | 4 August 2023
Health activists make over 12,000 submissions on draft food labelling regulations
The proposed warning labels will clearly indicate when food is high in sugar, salt and fat or contains artificial sweeteners, but the sugar industry has warned against “demonising sugar”
News | 31 July 2023