Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Bureaucracy leaves Khayelitsha toilets uncleaned since last year
Because janitors don’t have inoculations residents live with shit
News | 6 August 2018
If commuters thought Metrorail couldn’t get worse, it did this week
Cape Town’s central line is operating with eight train sets. It needs 33.
By Tariro Washinyira and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 27 July 2018
#UniteBehind accuses Epping company of buying copper stolen from railways
SA Metal says its staff are trained to identify stolen material and to alert management immediately
Brief | 26 July 2018
Cape Town’s neglected council flats
City says it will spend R147 million on upgrades to the rental units it owns
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Thembela Ntongana
Feature | 24 July 2018
Parkwood families await repairs to fire-ravaged council flats
Two council units in Parkwood burnt down in May and June. Residents were given containers to live in
News | 10 July 2018
Cape Town residents wait days for ambulance
Stark divide between Bonnytoun’s coloured and black residents, but all await houses
Feature | 6 July 2018
Occupiers take over Old Mutual property
Company says the flats and surrounding land were earmarked for a low-cost housing project
News | 22 June 2018
Community confused why they don’t have electricity while their neighbours do
In the meanwhile, residents of RR Section in Khayelitsha use illegal connections
News | 21 June 2018
We can’t house everyone, says Bonginkosi Madikizela
Housing backlog exceeds 575,000, but only 18,000 houses can be completed annually
Brief | 15 June 2018