Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
“Bring back the money”: picketers shout at suspended SJC activist outside court
Xolani Klaas is accused of using SJC funds to buy personal items like furniture and a laptop
Brief | 27 October 2022
Khayelitsha lesbian murder trial set for January
The case has been postponed at least 11 times since May 2022
Brief | 26 October 2022
Delft households without electricity for weeks at a time
Families blame illegal connections from nearby settlement
Brief | 20 October 2022
Flying a kite for mental health in Manenberg
Hundreds of children, parents and caregivers enjoyed Wednesday’s event
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 October 2022
Families living in community hall since 2018 face eviction
The group of former backyard dwellers have been occupying Gugulethu’s Luyolo hall for four years
News | 13 October 2022
Khayelitsha lesbian murder trial set to start next week, after tenth postponement
“I understand the reason for the postponement, but this country’s legal system is bad” says sister of murder-victim Phelokazi Mqathanya
Brief | 6 October 2022
Young Khayelitsha poet publishes his first book
Momelezi Kanyiwe says writing has brought him healing
News | 29 September 2022
TAC slams Mbeki over his views on HIV
Former president repeated misconceptions about the disease when he addressed UNISA
News | 28 September 2022
Vrygrond will have to wait more than five years for a police station
The land on which a station was to be built is occupied by a crèche
Brief | 23 September 2022