Gruesome discovery: Dunoon boy finds body stuffed in a bag
Milnerton police ask for help to locate the deceased’s family While walking along the dam behind the municipal hall near Waxberry Street in Dunoon on a Saturday, a boy prodded a plastic bag lying on the ground. Feeling something hard inside, he opened the bag to take a look and made a horrifying discovery: stuffed […]
Land invasions benefit ‘entrepreneurs’
Land invasion entrepreneurs are profiting as a new informal settlement has sprung up on the corner of Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive near Dunoon where residents started erecting shacks on vacant land underneath Eskom’s high-voltage power line servitude on Saturday 8 August. Shacks have been also been erected across the Diep River in Parklands North, […]
Golf clubs under pressure amidst housing crisis
A City notice advertising the renewal of a 10-year lease on the 49ha King David Mowbray Golf Club for R11,500 per annum, which sparked a campaign and petition for the well-situated public land to be used for affordable housing, has been withdrawn. The notice was placed by the City of Cape Town on 24 July […]
Former Dunoon gangster finds a better way
Starts anti gangsterism movement A Dunoon gang of teenagers became so notorious its members were hired by individuals for illegal debt collection and by those seeking revenge against their personal or business enemies. Their price for undertaking a “dirty job” was in the region of R15 000. But one man had enough of the gangster […]
Malmesbury radio DJ in battle for best presenter award
A battle to emerge as the best radio presenter is looming for Malmesbury community radio DJ Sindiswa Maqwelana aka DJ Masindie, after being nominated as best radio presenter for the Golden Art & Media Awards (GAMAs) 2020. DJ Masindie is a presenter at the 7441 community radio station in Ilingelethu, Malmesbury. The radio station recently […]
Traditional dance group expands in Dunoon
Music producer and Dunoon resident Thabo Magaqana is the founder of Amaqobo kazana Traditional Dancers to teach children the traditional dances to Zulu Masikhandi folk music. Amaqobo kazana was established in 2013 with less than six children, and has evolved to become a large group which participates in local music arts festivals at Guga S’Thebe […]
Women march for safety
To mark National Women’s Day on Sunday 9 August, Dunoon women braved the rain and took to the streets to raise awareness about violence against women and children. Carrying placards which read: ‘Enough with gender-based violence’, ‘Real men don’t abuse’, and ‘No mercy for rapists’, the women marched to Killarney Gardens and turned back at […]
Two schools torched in protest for land
Two schools and a municipal refuse truck were set alight in Joe Slovo Park, Milnerton, Cape Town, in protests believed to relate to land occupations, targeting vacant land along Freedom Way. On Wednesday, Sinenjongo High School hall was petrol bombed, destroying all the school equipment and furniture stored in the hall as the school had […]
Dunoon residents petition against new toilet contractor
A petition garnering 5179 signatures from informal settlement residents in Dunoon was submitted to the City of Cape Town on Friday, expressing residents’ opposition to the appointment of a new contractor to install and clean communal chemical toilets in seven informal settlements in the township. Mayco member for water and waste, Xanthea Limberg, confirmed receipt […]