Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
No end to long queues at SASSA Khayelitsha
Grant recipients and applicants must sleep over or arrive in the early hours if they hope to get served
Brief | 5 February 2025
Over a hundred disabled and elderly people queue outside SASSA in Khayelitsha
Monday was the first day for disability grant applicants to make medical bookings
News | 21 January 2025
Reading is Kwaai: high school teacher starts mobile library for learners
Nigel Mortley takes books to Cape Town schools that do not have libraries
News | 10 December 2024
Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town
Volunteers hope the data they collect can be used to improve services
Brief | 5 December 2024
Brightly coloured double-storey homes replace shacks in Khayelitsha
The Urban Think Tank Empower project has been in the works for about ten years
News | 27 November 2024
People with disabilities demand better access to public transport
The Disability Revolution group wants the City of Cape Town to include specific measures for people with disabilities in its transport planning
Brief | 5 November 2024
Bedsores and maggots: Ikamva Labantu’s shocking findings on elder abuse
Research report released into neglect and abuse of older people in Cape Town’s poor communities
News | 30 October 2024
Cape Mental Health celebrates 30 years of its colourful kite festival
The organisations hosts the annual event to raise funds so it can continue offering mental health services to thousands of people
Brief | 24 October 2024
Over 70 people left homeless after Khayelitsha fire
Fire victims say they do not have the means to rebuild their homes
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
Brief | 21 October 2024