Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Khayelitsha residents want to know exactly when they will get the police station they were promised
Land for the Makhaza police station was identified already in 2004
News | 16 April 2021
From sounds to hounds: How an opera singer started a dog-washing business in Khayelitsha
Masakhane Sotayisi doesn’t just clean your dog: he moisturises it too!
By Ashraf Hendricks and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Video | 23 March 2021
Shack dweller Nikiwe Sipenuka has no feet and no hands. She has been waiting for a house for years
Unclear why provincial government has not prioritised her house
News | 17 March 2021
The Justice department has upgraded the Khayelitsha sexual offences court. But Rape Crisis say it’s not enough
Activists picketed outside the department’s regional office in Cape Town on Monday to demand better upgrades
News | 8 March 2021
SASSA vows to meet its disability grant deadline
Virtual medical assessments will speed up the process, Western Cape legislature told
News | 4 March 2021
Deadline extended for early childhood development centres’ fund
ECD centres now have until 26 February to apply for relief funds
Brief | 22 February 2021
Applying for grants is a nightmare for early childhood development centres
“People are pulling their hair out because they have no idea how to do it”
News | 12 February 2021
Some schools still not feeding learners
The national feeding scheme was meant to recommence on 27 January
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 9 February 2021
Closure of SASSA office leaves Saldanha Bay beneficiaries in the lurch
Applicants for disability grants have to spend R100 on a taxi ride to Vredenburg and back
News | 4 February 2021