Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
New police station finally opens in Khayelitsha, ending a nearly 20-year wait
Construction of a permanent station in Makhaza will start next year, says Bheki Cele
News | 17 May 2024
Refugee and former car guard graduates with a PhD
Albert Mpazayabo hopes his thesis on integration of refugees in South Africa will be taken seriously by the authorities
News | 10 May 2024
Solar lights mean shack dwellers can walk to the toilet at night
About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in a move to make the area safer
Brief | 26 April 2024
Three Cape Town SAPS officers appear in court for torture of barber
The officers were arrested on Monday, five months after Juma Igiranieza was brutally assaulted at his workplace
Brief | 23 April 2024
Finally, five months after police were filmed assaulting a barber, they have been charged
Juma Igiranieza was brutally assaulted during an unexpected raid
News | 15 April 2024
Get the trains running immediately, say protesters
Cape Town commuters march from Heideveld train station to the station in Nyanga
Brief | 3 April 2024
Police drive into woman, break her pelvis, shoot rubber bullets into crowd and drive off
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn is being treated in hospital. She also has a fractured spine and injured right arm.
News | 28 March 2024
Elections 2024: How people with disabilities can vote
There are various ways but remember to apply in time for a special vote if you need one
Explainer | 25 March 2024
In photos: Cape Town’s apartheid-era flats
More than R1.2-billion has been allocated over the next three years to maintain these blocks
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 8 March 2024