Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

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Rhodes statue in silicosis protest

Mines must pay compensation to sick miners, say activists

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News | 8 February 2017

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Khayelitsha soup kitchen feeds dozens of people weekly

“People are hungry out there” says founder

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News | 7 February 2017

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Families living next to “toxic” mine dump relocated

Residents moved to new RDP homes

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News | 6 February 2017

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No place for kids, so community starts informal school in Milnerton

But provincial government says it isn’t recognised formal education

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News | 26 January 2017

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Gugulethu toddler needs a liver transplant … and a better house

Transplant patients in poor housing face risk of infection, doctors warn

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News | 24 January 2017

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“How I was kidnapped and forced to marry”

A woman tells how her ambition to be a nurse was thwarted by ukuthwala

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Feature | 16 January 2017

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Teenager’s joy at wheelchair gift

Public response “overwhelming” for Palesa Kwayiba

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Brief | 23 December 2016

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Residents in Khayelitsha barricade homes against overflowing toilets

City says it has tried unsuccessfully for a week to clear the blockage

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News | 14 December 2016

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Teachers oppose 20% pass mark for maths

"We are setting these children up for failure”

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News | 8 December 2016