No housing relief for jam-packed Dunoon
Thousands remain trapped in overcrowded settlements while a neighbouring property is offered to private developers, with no guarantee of affordable housing Peter Luhanga A massive new housing project across the highway from severely overcrowded Dunoon township has been offered to private developers but will contain no fully subsidised homes, and the number of affordable units […]
The job offer that could turn you into a criminal
Criminals exploit economic hardship and unemployment Fraudsters are exploiting unsuspecting South Africans as money mules, leaving victims facing frozen accounts and criminal investigations The promise of quick cash or what appears to be a legitimate job offer can end with a frozen bank account, a criminal investigation, and lasting damage to your financial future. Banks […]
Storm crumples shack, leaves grandmother and family homeless
A brutal storm has left informal settlements battered Peter Luhanga The crash of a wardrobe falling over woke 70-year-old pensioner Thizina Sidamba and her family on Monday morning as her shack in Riverside informal settlement near Diep River buckled in a gale-force wind. It was just after dawn when the family was startled awake. Sidamba […]
Eight homeless after addict allegedly torches pastor’s home
Peter Luhanga A pastor who took in a troubled youth from the streets and tried to help him rebuild his life was left shattered last Monday after her Dunoon house was petrol-bombed on Monday last week. It is believed the culprit is the young man she tried to help, who acted together with a group […]
Murders plague Atlantis
Two people gunned down and couple abducted and burned Staff Reporter Police are searching for suspects linked multiple violent crimes across Atlantis and Witsand in recent week. In one case a 17-year-old boy was shot dead in Atlantis. Police are also investigating cases of murder and attempted murder after a woman escaped from a burning car […]
Chaos in Atlantis as power cuts spark protest, truck torched and looted
Arrests following violent protest over electricity disconnections Peter Luhanga A delivery truck carrying smart televisions was looted and set alight in Atlantis after residents in a nearby informal settlement reacted to illegal power lines being removed by Eskom on 13 April. Tyres were first set alight in protest on John Dreyer Road, blocking a busy […]
Indoda etyholwa ngokudubula uCeba wase Crossroads ayiyinikwanga ibheyile.
Inkudla ithi umtyholwa unobungozi ekuhlaleni, angabuchitha ubungqina kwaye agqogqise amangqina. Sandiso Phaliso Inkundla kamantyi yase Athlone isikhabile isicelo sokuba uAsiphe Sosanti axoxe ityala engaohandle, emveni kokuba watyholwa ngokubulala uCeba kaKhongolose uLazola Gungxe ngomhla wesithathu kwinyanga yoMdumba kulo sikuwo unyaka. Ekupha isigqibo ngomhla wamashumi mabini anesithathu kule nyanga kaTshazimpunzi, uMantyi uKeith le Kleur uthethe wathi abezotshutshiso […]
Bail denied for man accused of shooting ANC councillor
Court rules suspect poses a danger to the community, and could destroy evidence Sandiso Phaliso The Athlone Magistrate Court has denied bail for Asiphe Sosanti, who is accused of shooting and killing ANC ward councilor Lazola Gungxe on 3 February. Delivering his decision on 23 April, magistrate Keith le Kleur said the State has prima […]
Gunfire follows “final warning” note in Atlantis township
Police investigate shooting following threat Staff Reporter A business in Witsand, Atlantis, was struck by gunfire days after receiving a handwritten note warning of violence if payment was not made. The note, written in pen on a torn sheet of paper, states: “This is the last warning… If you don’t pay we kill,” and lists […]
Izantyala-ntyala zemvula zibonisa unxunguphalo bomhlaba nezindlu
Imizila yamanzi yezindlu, ukukhula kooGobityholo kunye nezantyala-ntyala zemvula zishiya abahlali bengxunguphele. INTATHELI YETHU Udonga lwesamente, ebekufanele lukhusela kwimvula ezinkulu, lushiya umnyango wendlu luvalekile kwindlela iSilverleaf eDunoon, emveni kweminyaka yezantyala-ntyala zemvula. Olu donga lwenza ubomi bubenzima mihla le kule ngingqi. uThobeka Madalane, onemintaka engamashumi mathathu ezelwe, kufuneka aqabele izitepusi ezimbini phambi kokuba angene endlini yakhe ahlala […]