Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Cops who tortured man are still on duty
These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were caught red-handed on CCTV.
News | 14 January 2026
Police fail to confiscate firearms from domestic violence perpetrators, report finds
Guns are used in 35% of murders of women
News | 11 December 2025
Police foil mugging during anti-crime march
Residents from Manenberg and Gugulethu demand better policing
Brief | 1 December 2025
Festival showcases disabled artists
Singers, dancers, painters at three-day Unmute ArtsAbility Arts Festival in Cape Town
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks
News | 25 November 2025
GBV victims travel nearly 200km to reach nearest state shelter
A local resident has now turned her own four-room home into a safehouse for many women in Beaufort West who have nowhere to go
News | 21 November 2025
Homeless shelter waltzes to first-ever dance show
The Haven Night Shelter will stage the “Dignity in Motion” show next week
News | 6 November 2025
Unemployed Capetonians march for jobs, safety and water
“I don’t see the point of filling out these [jobseekers’] forms anymore”
Brief | 25 October 2025
Ramaphosa must act to end hunger, activists say
Hundreds marched in Cape Town on Friday
Brief | 18 October 2025
Hundreds of pensioners take part in Gugulethu sports tournament
The event brought together senior clubs from across the Cape Flats
Brief | 16 October 2025