Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Marikana shooting claims two lives

Gunmen open fire in tavern

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Brief | 8 January 2018

Bottled water and the drought

We asked some major suppliers about pricing, storage, and recycling

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News | 15 December 2017

Police say crime, not its policies, affect the poor

Judge quotes constitution to police: it’s their duty to prevent, combat and investigate crime

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Law | 1 December 2017

Policing system discriminates against black women, court told

Police claim to favour poor communities, but judge says results paint a different picture

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Law | 30 November 2017

Court hears black communities get inferior police services

Civil society organisations want a declaration that the allocation of officers in the Western Cape is discriminatory

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Law | 29 November 2017

Epileptic man left on floor for hours in hospital

“I found Luyanda lying stomach down on the cold floor in a puddle of his own urine.”

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News | 24 November 2017

No progress reblocking Imizamo Yethu since devastating fire

Divided community and City cannot reach agreement

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News | 23 November 2017

Popular Khayelitsha coffee shop closed by burglary

Owners of Department of Coffee are hoping to reopen if they can raise the capital to replace stolen coffee machines

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Brief | 21 November 2017

Soldiers to be sent to gang-ridden areas, says Mbalula

Minister announces new arrests in Marikana massacre case

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News | 15 November 2017

Woman electrocuted by her shack in Marikana

Yoliswa Gqwetha died after falling against the zinc sheet of her home which had an illegal electricity connection

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News | 3 November 2017

Selling fake medical certificates is “big business” in Cape Town

Health Professions Council of South Africa releases names of bogus practitioners

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News | 31 October 2017

City’s food basket faces uncertain future

The Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign have taken the City’s rezoning decision for judicial review

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News | 27 October 2017

Khayelitsha’s up and coming pantsula dancer

Sizwe Nguqe has been dancing since 1994

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Feature | 22 October 2017

Pop up cinemas in Khayelitsha

“There are no malls close by and to go and watch movies you must have money”

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News | 17 October 2017

There is no life in Marikana, says mother who lost her son

25-year-old Lubabalo Jokazi was one of 11 victims of shooting

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News | 4 October 2017

“Most sex workers are mothers”

School fees paid from sex work

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Brief | 2 October 2017