Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

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Cape Town councillors and activists trade accusations over land occupations

20,000 shacks have been built since January but City says it only has money to build 2,000 houses

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News | 16 September 2020

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We are living in liquid shit, say eThembeni families

City of Cape Town says it’s not possible to drain away dirty water after sewage pipe burst

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News | 16 September 2020

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Covid-19: Patients complain of long clinic queues but officials are trying to fix this

“No patient has been turned away”

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News | 27 August 2020

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Eight-year-old Clarence Solomons died over a housing dispute he had nothing to do with

Councillor and resident give contradictory accounts of what led to demolition of home that led to fatal protest

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News | 25 August 2020

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Street kids lose out as restaurants close

StreetSmart sees massive drop in donations collected through restaurant bills

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News | 13 August 2020

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Make Women’s Day matter by funding a shelter, urges Philisa Abafazi Bethu

Cape Town organisation hopes to open a second safe house

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News | 9 August 2020

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Fined for going to a clinic during lockdown

Gugulethu man says he wants to sue metro officer

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News | 7 August 2020

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Khayelitsha business owner caught in “rain of stones” during protest

Nelly Tom has scratches and bruising on her face and her work vehicle is severely damaged

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News | 31 July 2020

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“I can’t even feed my children” says unemployed farmworker

Seasonal workers take farm owner to CCMA for “unfair dismissal and illegal eviction”

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News | 30 July 2020