New Dunoon representative announced by ANC after ousting ward councillor
Sanco supports interim leadership until by-elections are held Peter Luhanga The recall of Dunoon’s ward 104 councillor Messie Makuwa by the ANC has resulted in proportional representative (PR) ANC councillor Lazola Gungxe being ushered in as interim caretaker by the party’s Oliver Tambo branch. The announcement was made at a community meeting at the Sophakama Primary […]
Nine years later, here is how Wolwerivier is doing
Residents of the City’s emergency housing development face unemployment, extreme heat, and overcrowding. But “we have achieved a lot” says a community member Liezl Human Life in one of Cape Town’s emergency housing sites on the outskirts of the city has been grim for the hundreds of people living there. The community endures overcrowding, high unemployment, […]
Dunoon’s Killarney Garden housing project grinds to a halt, thwarting hopes for almost 500 families
Completion date uncertain for 488 planned units Peter Luhanga Cape Town — A housing initiative intended to alleviate the strain on overcrowded Cape Town informal settlements during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, aiming to provide accommodation for 1500 families, has hit a snag. The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has paused […]
Dunoon matrics rake in distinctions despite major challenges
Poverty, noise, loadshedding and crowded living conditions didn’t stop these learners reaching their academic dreams Peter Luhanga Despite the challenge of living with her two brothers and parents in a single room in an informal settlement, Makanaka Muzuva manage to achieve seven distinctions in her matric exams. Among the subjects for which she achieved a […]
Uceba waseDunoon ugxothwe yiANC ngequbuliso
Uceba uMessie Makuwa uvile ngokukhutshwa kwakhe kwimizuzu nje embalwa phambi kwebhunga lebhunga leSixeko saseKapa UMakuwa uthi ukulungele ukulwa nokubizwa kwakhe enkundleni. Peter Luhanga Kwimeko eyothusayo, umbutho olawulayo we-African National Congress (ANC) urhoxise ngokungalindelekanga uceba wewadi kamasipala exineneyo eDunoon eKapa. Uceba uMessie Makuwa, othunyelwe ngumbutho wakhe wezopolitiko ukuze akhusele iWadi 104 yaseKapa kunyulo loomasipala ngo-2021, ngoku […]
Dunoon councillor abruptly recalled by the ANC
Councillor Messie Makuwa learnt of her recall just moments before a City of Cape Town council caucus Makuwa says she is ready to fight her recall in court. Peter Luhanga In a dramatic turn, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has unexpectedly recalled a councillor from a densely populated municipal ward in Dunoon, Cape Town. […]
Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township
August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage. Peter Luhanga Armed with a shovel, August Plaatjies has made it his personal mission to clear streets of piles of uncollected rubbish in Dunoon township, Cape Town. Plaatjies, who lives in the newly established Newlands informal settlement along Potsdam Road, was in Dunoon’s Ekupholweni informal settlement […]
Izikolo zaseDunoon azichithanga xesha kwiiholide, zilungiselela unyaka omtsha
Izikolo zaseprayimari zilungiselela ubhaliso lwasemva kwexesha, abazali bayakhuthazwa ukuba bagqibezele naziphi na izicelo ezifike emva kwexesha ngoko nangoko Izikolo eziziiprayimari eDunoon zibhaliswe ngokupheleleyo kuwo onke amabakala ngaphandle kweBakala R no-1 ngaphambi kokuqala konyaka wesikolo eNtshona Koloni ngoLwesithathu we-17 Januwari. Nangona iholide ibizinzile, iinqununu zezikolo zaseSophakama, eDunoon, naseSilver Leaf zaseprayimari zithe zinomdla kwaye zikulungele ukuqala unyaka […]
Dunoon schools free of holiday vandalism and ready for the new year
Primary schools prepare for late enrolments, with parents encouraged to finalise any late applications immediately Peter Luhanga Primary schools in Dunoon are fully enrolled across all grades except grades R and 1 ahead of the start of the school year in the Western Cape on Wednesday 17 January. Despite the lingering holiday atmosphere, school principals […]
Doornbach homes destroyed in shack fire
Almost 140 people, including women and children, have been left destitute and in dire need after a fire razed their shacks in Doornbach informal settlement to the ground on Thursday 7 December. Doornbach, also known as Site 5, is situated opposite Dunoon. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed in the blaze that erupted at […]