Articles for Peter Luhanga

Trash dumped at councillor’s office in electricity protest

Power has not been restored for a year to Dunoon fire victims

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Brief | 26 September 2024

Woman in wheelchair narrowly escapes death in Dunoon shack fire

Nearly 50 people left homeless

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Brief | 9 September 2024

Province tells City of Cape Town to clean up Dunoon

Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement

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Brief | 9 September 2024

Dozens of families affected as polluted Cape Town dam overflows

Informal settlement flooded with filthy water

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News | 23 July 2024

Red tape delays Dunoon housing project

The housing project was first announced to residents in 2018, and construction won’t be starting anytime soon

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News | 11 July 2024

Western Cape storms: “worse is still to come”

Schools to close across the province as another storm hits, with about 15,000 people already severely affected by floods and damaging winds

By Sandiso Phaliso, Vincent Lali, Marecia Damons, Ashraf Hendricks, Liezl Human and Peter Luhanga

News | 10 July 2024

No ID, no vote: Home Affairs fails victims of Cape Town shack fire

Home Affairs says the City of Cape Town must send a list of victims but the City says it’s already done so

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News | 28 May 2024

Hundreds left outside in the cold and wet after Dunoon shack fire

On Tuesday afternoon, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town

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Brief | 7 May 2024

Building of new classrooms at overcrowded Dunoon school stalled

Inkwenkwezi Secondary School has more than 1,500 learners, with an average of 45 learners per class

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Brief | 12 March 2024

Malmesbury communities march against high water and electricity tariffs

“If you don’t have money to pay for water, the municipality blocks electricity” says protestor

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Brief | 11 March 2024

Three people in hospital with serious burns after Dunoon shack fires

At least 200 people were left homeless after two fires at the weekend

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Brief | 5 March 2024

Housing project for 500 Dunoon families put on hold

Western Cape government revising its plan and budget

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News | 31 January 2024

Dunoon left without ward councillor after sudden ANC recall

Councillor Messie Makuwa says she is ready to fight in court

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News | 30 January 2024

Dunoon top achiever dreams of studying chemical engineering

Makanaka Muzuva’s parents are Zimbabwean and cannot afford to pay for her university ambitions

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News | 24 January 2024

Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township

August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage

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Brief | 15 January 2024

Man dies in police custody after “struggle” with Table View cops

Given Mabusela was pronounced dead on arrival at Du Noon clinic

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Brief | 28 November 2023