Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Police silent on crime reporting system problems
“This is just a classic case of laziness from the police. There is always a solution.”
News | 29 September 2023
Activists claim thousands of parcels of public land under-used in Cape Town
Ndifuna Ukwazi launches online interactive map to put pressure on government to address land issues
News | 22 September 2023
A deaf woman was gang raped. She has waited more than eight months for a court to get a sign language interpreter
The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this
News | 21 September 2023
Protest at Parliament goes ahead after last-minute deal with City of Cape Town
Activist organisation #UniteBehind wants MPs to fire former PRASA chair Sfiso Buthelezi
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison
News | 20 September 2023
Hundreds queue in Cape Town city centre in hope of a job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ella Morrison
Brief | 14 September 2023
Activists protest as huge oil and gas conference gets underway in Cape Town
“Gas and oil and nuclear don’t need to be in our energy mix”
News | 13 September 2023
Langa used to be a “place of ubuntu” says 82-year-old resident
Langa centenary: former beauty queen Nomsa Banjatwa remembers a township abuzz with social events
News | 13 September 2023
Cops cautioned over arresting people for cannabis use and possession
“There is currently no legislation that prescribes what quantities of cannabis may be possessed or cultivated”
News | 4 September 2023
Here’s why you might be struggling to get an e-hailing trip in some Cape Town townships
“I would never take trips from Nyanga and Philippi” says Uber driver
News | 31 August 2023