Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Gugulethu school marches against crime

Lwazi Primary has been the target of criminals for weeks

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News | 18 March 2016

Western Cape Govt refuses access to crucial documents

Plumstead tenants facing eviction need the documents to exercise their rights

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News | 16 March 2016

Activists to interdict sale of Tafelberg site

Reclaim the City campaign demands a transparent public process

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News | 15 March 2016

Philippi workers blockade farm after dismissal

Women accuse farmer of racism

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News | 9 March 2016

Province agrees to discuss future of Tafelberg School

Activists to reconsider intended court action against provincial government

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Brief | 3 March 2016

City Bowl tenants angry after Council advertises their homes

Residents who have lived in Maynard Street for decades were not informed

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News | 2 March 2016

School students want affordable housing in city centre

It takes hours to get to better schools, and it is costly

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News | 24 February 2016

Cape Town’s bread basket under threat

City says no decision taken yet to develop a third of Philippi farming area

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News | 18 February 2016

Outsmarting shack fires

Four fires a day are reported in informal settlements. Reblocking might curb the devastation.

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News | 12 February 2016

Mfuleni residents demand new cemetery

City says land has been set aside

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News | 27 January 2016

Anti-land invasion unit demolishes creche extension

Owners and staff members of a community creche in Delft South were upset yesterday when an extension to their school was demolished by the City of Cape Town's Anti Land Invasion Unit (ALIU).

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News | 22 January 2016

Eduard Grebe’s allegations against police have not been investigated

Further reports of police brutality surface

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News | 21 January 2016

Rastafarians protest against police brutality

An article by Eduard Grebe highlighting police brutality spurred the Cape Town Rastafarian community to protest outside Woodstock Police Station today.

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News | 14 January 2016

Court case exposes violence in Wild Coast mining dispute

Four men accused of assaulting residents of the Amadiba coastal area were released on R2,000 bail each yesterday at the Mbizana Magistrates’ Court.

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News | 12 January 2016

State accused of letting Tormin damage West Coast

Activists have accused government officials of turning a blind eye to a pattern of environmental violations at the Tormin dune mine on the West Coast – including a “catastrophic” cliff collapse – after state departments failed to act on a string of letters, objections and a formal appeal.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Feature | 11 December 2015