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Blue Downs stadium brings schools together

On Monday 9 February, five schools took part in an athletics competition at the Blue Downs stadium. Here is a selection of photos.

Photos by Masixole Feni

News | 11 February 2015

SONA Teletubby nightmares

'Twas the night before the SONA, when all through the house not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse ...

Stacey Stent

News | 11 February 2015

Flamingo Crescent upgrade shows what can be done

The first few months of Margaret Papier’s stay in Flamingo Crescent, a shanty town in Lansdowne, were so rough that she considered moving back to her former home underneath Lansdowne Bridge. Now, after three years of upgrading, she and her partner have a modest yet comfortable and electrified home, with access to clean drinking water and a flush toilet outside their front door.

Daneel Knoetze

News | 11 February 2015

Khayelitsha students protest lack of teachers

A large group of Uxolo High School students in Khayelitsha chanted and protested in the street outside the school premises Monday morning over a lack of teachers, mainly for Matric classes.

Barbara Maregele

News | 9 February 2015

Fire starter blames load shedding for Franschhoek shack blaze

A shack fire that tore through Langrug informal settlement in Franschhoek on Saturday has been blamed on a combination of negligence and unexpected load shedding.

Daneel Knoetze

News | 9 February 2015

Gugulethu’s free paralegal advice centre under threat of closure

The Gugulethu Paralegal Advice Office in Gugulethu will soon be forced to close down if staff are unable to secure funding by April this year.

Barbara Maregele

News | 9 February 2015

Bongani Fani delivered Cape Times for two decades - now he’s been dumped

The latest casualty in the claimed “transformative restructuring” of Independent Newspapers is Bongani Fani, who has delivered Cape Times and Argus titles from Lakeside to Kalk Bay for more than 20 years. A resident of Masiphumelele and father of four, Mr Fani received a “Termination of subscription delivery contract” letter from “PG Rhoda, Circulation and Distribution Manager” last month.

Terry Bell

News | 8 February 2015