Articles for Peter Luhanga

Fire survivors rebuild with bricks despite City regulations

2,600 residents were left homeless in Dunoon informal settlement

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News | 23 January 2026

Dunoon fire victims rush to rebuild homes as City proposes reblocking

The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed

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News | 13 January 2026

Solution to Dunoon’s railway occupation foiled

People living on Transnet land were meant to be relocated in 2013. But the plan stalled when more people moved onto the railway tracks.

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News | 16 December 2025

Dunoon artist brightens children’s lives

Sibusiso Dube has livened up the local library, mentored teens and earned acclaim for his graphite portraits

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News | 30 October 2025

After years on waiting list, man builds house on sports field

In Dunoon, Cape Town, no government housing projects have been completed since 2000

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Brief | 1 October 2025

These families have no toilets, but sewage from other people’s toilets flows past their homes

Riverside informal settlement is built on a floodplain, says City of Cape Town, so services can’t be provided

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News | 18 June 2025

Rotten rat park gets rescued

Dunoon children get a safe playground at last

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Brief | 11 June 2025

Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement

Residents have been replacing shacks with brick and mortar homes

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News | 13 May 2025

Families charged R5 to use mobile toilets in Dunoon

Residents of informal settlement say they are forced to pay to use stolen toilets

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Brief | 18 March 2025