Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Video: He was in prison. Now he teaches elderly people how to grow vegetables
Thirty-three year old Ludwe Qamata teaches vegetable gardening to older people in Khayelitsha, Cape Town.
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks
Video | 3 May 2022
Free Gender says Khayelitsha police are mishandling murder case of lesbian woman
Access to justice for black lesbians and people in Khayelitsha is “elusive”
News | 14 April 2022
Hanover Park soup kitchen fighting for survival
“People are hungry and most of them are unemployed” says feeding scheme director
News | 12 April 2022
Dial-a-Ride services suspended in some Cape Town areas due to taxi violence
At least 30 people with disabilities are unable to access standard public transport
News | 24 March 2022
Crèche owners protest at Parliament, demanding outstanding grants
Early childhood development centres want all money paid out by the end of the month
News | 17 March 2022
Rubbish piles up in Cape Town’s townships as residents fight over jobs
The City says it is making efforts to upgrade the jobseekers’ database
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 9 March 2022
Khayelitsha police are failing the queer community, say activists
Protesters threaten to shut down the police station
Brief | 9 March 2022
Judgment reserved in Cape Town eviction case
Former occupiers of Arcadia House in Observatory are still living along the street
News | 2 March 2022
Khayelitsha hospital staff overwhelmed with cases
The hospital has 340 beds but frequently has to accommodate nearly 450 patients
News | 25 February 2022