Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Cape Town city centre tenants in tears as municipality auctions their homes
City says the Maynard Street homes are part of a de-proclaimed road scheme and are no longer required for municipal purposes
News | 6 November 2023
Communal toilets overflowing with faeces due to extortion
About a month ago, Sanitech workers were held at gunpoint and extortionists demanded several thousand rand
News | 30 October 2023
Court showdown over Cape Flats evictions
“We are not here because we want to be here. We are here because we need homes.”
News | 16 October 2023
Every Saturday this small shack turns into a vibrant children’s book club
Philippi resident Sindeka Mandoyi started the Chosi-chosi book club in 2019 to share her passion for reading
News | 13 October 2023
Flying the kite for mental health
The annual Cape Mental Health kite event was held at Heideveld Sports Field on Tuesday
Brief | 10 October 2023
Khayelitsha animal clinic celebrates birthday with lively dog show
Non-profit Mdzananda Animal Clinic turned 27 this weekend
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 9 October 2023
Police silent on crime reporting system problems
“This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution.”
News | 29 September 2023
Activists claim thousands of parcels of public land under-used in Cape Town
Ndifuna Ukwazi launches online interactive map to put pressure on government to address land issues
News | 22 September 2023
A deaf woman was gang raped. She has waited more than eight months for a court to get a sign language interpreter
The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this
News | 21 September 2023