Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Protest at Parliament goes ahead after last-minute deal with City of Cape Town
Activist organisation #UniteBehind wants MPs to fire former PRASA chair Sfiso Buthelezi
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison
News | 20 September 2023
Hundreds queue in Cape Town city centre in hope of a job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison
Brief | 14 September 2023
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