Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Still no police station five years after Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into policing

Police ministry and SAPS continue to fail the vulnerable and the poor, says activist

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Brief | 26 August 2019

City says it has housing opportunities in Blue Downs

Residential serviced plots available for people with a monthly income of R9,000 to R22,000

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Brief | 26 August 2019

Social housing gets green light at Salt River Market

Activists say they will only celebrate when they see ground broken

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Brief | 14 August 2019

RDP beneficiaries live with shoddy construction

“I was a backyarder on the housing list for 33 years before I received this house … I am so disappointed”

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News | 14 August 2019

Mothers of slain children march in Cape Town

Protest commemorates children killed by crime and gang violence

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News | 1 August 2019

Heideveld residents say their RDP houses are shoddily built

Homes are leaking and walls are cracked, they claim

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Brief | 1 August 2019

Masiphumelele fire leaves over 1,000 homeless

One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined

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News | 29 July 2019

New Masiphumelele taxi rank open at last

The rank has stood unused since its completion in May

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Brief | 26 July 2019

How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs

Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses

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News | 26 July 2019

Latest study finds over 6,000 people living on the streets of Cape Town

Mayor Plato says there is a need for more safe spaces for homeless people

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Brief | 18 July 2019

No answers nine months after Thuthukile Mabaso murdered in Manenberg

Activists demand that police prioritise LGBTI cases, murders

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Brief | 5 July 2019

Khayelitsha lacks a proper sexual offences court

Survivors of rape need better support within the criminal justice system, say civil society organisations

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News | 4 July 2019

No water, no toilets, no electricity in Qandu-qandu

Thousands in Khayelitsha informal settlement hope and wait for basic services

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Photo Essay | 1 July 2019

Growthpoint loses court case against Reclaim the City

Judge refuses application for final interdict against occupation of controversial land

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Brief | 28 June 2019

Hermanus evictions: hearing postponed

Community leader denies municipality’s claim that some households earn R17,000

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News | 18 June 2019

Domestic workers want to be covered for occupational injuries

Workers protest outside Parliament; wave feather dusters and mops

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Brief | 17 June 2019