Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana
Countrywide protests by education activists over delayed government plans
Excitement and frustration were evident outside Parliament when students and Equal Education (EE) members slept overnight on the pavement in protest at the delayed release of the provincial implementation plans for Norms and Standards for School Infrastructure.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 2 April 2015
Langa’s open streets brings people together from across city
Rubusana Avenue, Jungle Walk and Washington Street, in Langa, were packed on Sunday as scores of people came out to participate in the Open Streets project.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 30 March 2015
Free State health workers on trial for protesting dismissals
There are protests outside the Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court this morning, as a trial of health workers resumes amidst widespread dissatisfaction with the Free State health system and MEC Benny Malakoane.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 30 March 2015
How shack extension permits work
Informal settlement residents say they are always told by law enforcement and the Anti Land Invasion Unit that if they want to extend or renovate their shacks, they need to obtain a permit from the City of Cape Town. But what exactly is this permit and how does it work?
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 25 March 2015
MPs urged to get tested for TB
All MPs should get themselves tested for TB, the Treatment Action Campaign says.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 24 March 2015
Fate of Ottery school for child offenders uncertain
Michael Jackson impersonations, singing, rapping and gumboot dancing were on display Friday morning when boys from the Ottery Youth and Education Centre celebrated for Human Rights Day. The centre's hall was filled with students, one after another performing a song, a dance piece or reading a passage to describe what Human Rights Day meant to them.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 23 March 2015
Will Wolwerivier be a model for development, or the next Blikkiesdorp?
Loud barks from a multitude of dogs are what you hear when entering the small area of Wolwerivier, where 28 families live under difficult conditions.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 20 March 2015
Nyanga man’s salary slashed to pay for furniture he says he never bought
A Nyanga man has had more than R1,000 deducted from his salary every month since September 2013, to pay for furniture which he says he never bought.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 12 March 2015
Khayelitsha students sent home for not paying voluntary fee
Dozens of Grade 12 students were sent home on Tuesday from Qhayiya Secondary School in Khayelitsha because they were unable to pay a “voluntary fee” to the school.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 11 March 2015