Atlantis students aim sky-high with space school shake-up
STEM revolution lands in Atlantis as 250 learners prep for lift-off with satellite-building programme backed by global industry leaders. Staff Writer STEM transformation in townships: Over 250 Atlantis learners begin satellite and coding training through a high-tech education programme. Focus on inclusion: Girls and disadvantaged learners are being prioritised for entry into high-demand, future-facing industries. […]
Dunoon residents threaten more protests over demolitions
They want the City of Cape Town to help resolve the housing crisis in the community Iva Fulepu Residents of Dunoon have warned that they will bring the community to a standstill yet again if the City of Cape Town ignores their request to meet over the lack of housing. Dunoon is home to around […]
Umntwana usweleke emva kokuba i-ambulensi ingafiki kwangethuba
Ukusweleka kuka-Omikuye Jozana, owayeneenyanga ezisibhozo kuphela ubudala, kuqaqambisa iintanda ezinzulu kwinkqubo yezempilo yoluntu. Umgangatho wokhathalelo kwinkqubo yezempilo yephondo uphakanyiswa ngumama waseDunoon owasweleka intombi yakhe eneenyanga ezisibhozo ubudala emva kokulinda iiyure ezingaphezulu kwesibhozo i-ambulensi. Umntwana kaSomila Jozanas uOmikuye ongoyena mncinane kwabane usweleke emva kokusiwa kwiZiko lezeMpilo loLuntu laseDunoon ngomhla we-19 kuFebruwari, kwaye ufuna ukuba amagosa ezempilo […]
Baby dies after ambulance fails to arrive in time
The death of Omikuye Jozana, just eight months old, highlights deep cracks in a strained public health system Peter Luhanga The quality of care in the province’s health system is being raised by a Dunoon mother whose eight-month-old daughter died after waiting more than eight hours for an ambulance. Somila Jozana’s child Omikuye – the […]
Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement
Trouble flared up for the second day on Tuesday across Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive in Cape Town as protesters from Ezihagwini informal settlement vented their fury over the demolition of brick walls in the settlement. Buses and taxis were prevented from entering the settlement. On Monday, protesters barricaded roads with rubble and fire, and […]
The bin washer changing his fortunes in Cape Town
Armed with grit and R2,200, Khanyisile Stemela built a business with a simple idea Peter Luhanga A Cape Town man from Dunoon has followed his nose to becoming an entrepreneur. The 35-year-old father of two, Khanyisile Stemela, whose children are aged ten and 13, noticed a simple but overlooked problem: municipal bins in Parklands North, […]
First factory breaks ground, marking new era for Atlantis SEZ
Atlantis SEZ marks turning point in green industrialisation with first factory and completed infrastructure Staff Writer The Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) has taken a decisive step in its journey to becoming a hub of sustainable industry, breaking ground on its first factory while formally completing core infrastructure for Zone 1 — a milestone hailed […]
Dunoon blaze leaves 150 homeless and one injured
Mothers take out credit to rebuild lives after fire guts 36 shacks in Bekhela informal settlement Peter Luhanga One man sustained burn wounds in a shack fire that destroyed 36 shacks, leaving 150 people destitute and homeless in the Bekhela informal settlement in Dunoon on Thursday 10 April. Charity organisation Gift of the Givers has […]
Man dies in shack fire, 79 people left homeless
While some residents have begun rebuilding, many, including families with children, remain homeless and are searching for materials to reconstruct their homes Peter Luhanga One person died in a fire that swept through Malema informal settlement in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, on Sunday 6 April. The blaze destroyed 62 shacks, leaving 79 people, including mothers […]
Atlantis civic leader gunned down in church yard, no arrests
Community in shock as Sanco chair laid to rest By Peter Luhanga Residents of Witsand township in Atlantis are devastated after the assassination of civic leader Moses Matiso, who was gunned down in the yard of a local church where he held a leadership role. Matiso, 32, was the chairperson of the Sanco JS Masakala Peninsula […]