Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Mfuleni residents demand new cemetery

City says land has been set aside

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News | 27 January 2016

Anti-land invasion unit demolishes creche extension

Owners and staff members of a community creche in Delft South were upset yesterday when an extension to their school was demolished by the City of Cape Town's Anti Land Invasion Unit (ALIU).

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News | 22 January 2016

Eduard Grebe’s allegations against police have not been investigated

Further reports of police brutality surface

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News | 21 January 2016

Rastafarians protest against police brutality

An article by Eduard Grebe highlighting police brutality spurred the Cape Town Rastafarian community to protest outside Woodstock Police Station today.

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News | 14 January 2016

Court case exposes violence in Wild Coast mining dispute

Four men accused of assaulting residents of the Amadiba coastal area were released on R2,000 bail each yesterday at the Mbizana Magistrates’ Court.

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News | 12 January 2016

State accused of letting Tormin damage West Coast

Activists have accused government officials of turning a blind eye to a pattern of environmental violations at the Tormin dune mine on the West Coast – including a “catastrophic” cliff collapse – after state departments failed to act on a string of letters, objections and a formal appeal.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Feature | 11 December 2015

West Coast mine boss must go, say staff

A gyrocopter overflying the embattled MSR Tormin mine near the remote West Coast town of Vredendal was shot at last month, according to a witness who reported the alleged incident to the local police.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 6 November 2015

Pensioners march for R5,000 per month

Hundreds of pensioners marched from the Company’s Garden to Parliament on Tuesday to demand a “decent living wage” of R5,000 from the current R1,410 state pension.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 30 September 2015