Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Community clean up turns waste into arts and crafts
Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
Photo Essay | 7 June 2019
Township residents march through Rondebosch to demand better lighting
“I want to be able to walk in my street at night under the lights without fear. Instead I have to rush home before the sun goes down”
News | 29 May 2019
New life for Khayelitsha crèche that was nearly closed down
Rainbow Educare is now officially registered
News | 24 May 2019
Cape Town’s hostels to be upgraded
Built to accommodate black working men under apartheid, many are in terrible condition
Brief | 23 May 2019
Activists protest against corruption as new MPs sworn in
Meanwhile PRASA takes action against top executives
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Katherine Liu
Brief | 22 May 2019
Gugulethu backyarders make community hall their home
Occupiers hope to benefit from new housing project, but it’s not certain they will
News | 13 May 2019
Langa’s dirty hostels have not improved in 20 years, say residents
But City has plan to upgrade them, says councillor
News | 13 May 2019
Hundreds march in Cape Town for National Health Insurance
Protesters visit ten private health facilities to highlight unequal access to health care
News | 24 April 2019
Athlone arts hub shuts its doors
Closure follows collapse of Catholic Welfare and Development
Brief | 24 April 2019