Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Cape Town families say City has ‘abandoned’ them
Municipality has no immediate plans to move families living at the Masonwabe temporary relocation area in Gugulethu
News | 9 April 2025
Mixed reviews for Cape Town SASSA offices on grant payment day
Beneficiaries using the SASSA Gold Card have until 31 May to swap to the Black Card
By Marecia Damons and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 2 April 2025
Fed up with promises of housing: Langa residents march to Cape Town Civic Centre
Some of the protesters still live in apartheid era hostels
Brief | 28 March 2025
Accused in police torture case considers plea deal
Three police officers are charged with torturing a barber in Cape Town in November 2023
Brief | 27 March 2025
Eskom suspends services in part of Khayelitsha after hijacking
Employees were robbed at gunpoint in Makhaza
Brief | 18 March 2025
SASSA battling to find a permanent office in Khayelitsha
Agency plans to improve rented office space
Brief | 13 March 2025
Philippi families demand electricity
But in order for electricity infrastructure to be installed, the City of Cape Town says, some families must move
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Sandiso Phaliso
News | 27 February 2025
Gugulethu housing project delayed by extortion rackets
Over 570 houses “on hold” in Cape Town
News | 20 February 2025
Gugulethu’s filthy rat-infested canal
City says the road maintenance team only cleans the canal for stormwater purposes not to address illegal dumping
Brief | 13 February 2025