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 […]
Dunoon floods reveal infrastructure and housing pressures
Blocked drains, informal settlement growth and heavy rain leave residents trapped in a cycle of damage and response Peter Luhanga A brick-and-cement wall now blocks the front door of an RDP house on Silverleaf Road in Dunoon, built to keep floodwater out after years of winter damage. But it has created a new daily struggle. Thobeka […]
Lifestyle
Tiny models steal the show as Dunoon kids hit the catwalk in feel good fashion bash Staff Reporter There were cheers, crowns and catwalk swagger in Dunoon on Saturday as 57 township youngsters lit up the runway during the Mr and Miss Charming Hearts 2026 fashion show. Children aged just five strutted onto the stage […]