Municipal by-election set for Dunoon
Staff Reporter Voters in Dunoon will return to the polls later this month when a municipal by-election is held in Ward 104, opening a new contest for representation in the City council. The ward includes Dunoon and neighbouring areas such as The Stables and the Killarney Gardens industrial area north of Milnerton. The by-election will […]
Crackdown on dodgy Atlantis taxis
Authorities move to curb rogue taxi operators after violence and intimidation hit the community Staff Reporter A law enforcement operation targeting unlawful minibus taxi activity in Atlantis resulted in eight vehicles being impounded and 24 fines amounting to R118,000 issued as provincial ministers led a coordinated crackdown following a surge of violence linked to the […]
From code to contract: Atlantis graduate lands job as tech cohort celebrates new chapter
As digital graduates step into work, Atlantis SEZ and UWC position the town as a growing hub for inclusive innovation and AI-driven industry. Staff Reporter Siyamthanda Mazokwana did not leave the University of the Western Cape’s Future Innovation Lab with a certificate alone. He left with a job. Weeks after completing the CoLab for e-Inclusion […]
Iintsapho zaseDoornbach zisangenamakhaya emva kokutsha kwamatyotyombe kaJanuwari
Iintsapho zodonga lwasemda zisashiye amakhaya kwaye zithe saa emva kokutsha kwetyotyombe Peter Luhanga Emva komlilo kwiiveki ezintandathu ezidlulileyo, iintsapho ezingama-28 ezisuka kumatyotyombe aseDoornbach azikabinayo indawo yokuhlala. Ezi ntsapho, ngabantu abayi-114 bebonke, ababephakathi kwabahlali abangaphezu kwama-2,600 abaphulukene namakhaya abo kumlilo we-9 kaJanuwari, bakhelwe amakhaya abo ngakudonga lwesikhululo seebhasi zeMyCiTi, kwaye baxelelwe ukuba abanakuphinda bakhe iziza ezikuzo. […]
Doornbach families still without homes after massive January shack fire
Boundary wall families still displaced and scattered after devastating shack fire Peter Luhanga After a fire more than six weeks ago, 28 families from Doornbach informal settlement still have nowhere to live. The families, totalling 114 people, who were among more than 2,600 residents who lost their homes in a fire on 9 January, had […]
Nine killed in wave of shootings across Dunoon and Joe Slovo Park
Female security guard among victims as spate of murders stokes fears of escalating violence in Milnerton Peter Luhanga Five people were killed in separate shootings in Dunoon over the weekend, and a sixth man, accused by residents to have been a thief, was beaten to death and abandoned behind the Siyahlala informal settlement near the […]
Abalithoba babulawa kuqhushululu kwiDunoon naseJoe Slovo Park
Unogada obhinqileyo phakathi kwamaxhoba njengoko ukubulawa kwabantu kubangela uloyiko lokunyuka kobundlobongela eMilnerton Peter Luhanga Kule mpelaveki kubhubhe abantu abahlanu kwiziganeko ezahlukeneyo zokudubulana eDunoon, ze indoda yesithandathu, etyholwa ngabahlali ngokuba lisela, yabethwa yabhubha yaze yashiywa emva kwamatyotyombe aseSiyahlala kufutshane nomgaqo kaloliwe. Kuphinde kwakho ukubulawa kwabantu kathathu eJoe Slovo Park ngobusuku bangoMgqibelo. Ubundlobongela buqatsele kanye emva kwentsimbi […]
City widens safety net for pensioners and low-income households
Staff Reporter Residents living on modest incomes are being urged to check whether they qualify for expanded relief on municipal bills, with new thresholds opening the door to free basic services and, in some cases, a full rebate on property rates. Siseko Mbandezi, the mayoral committee member for finance, said the city had lifted the […]
IsiXeko sandisa umnatha wokhuseleko kubantu abadla umhlala-phantsi kunye namakhaya anemivuzo ephantsi
Intatheli yabasebenzi Abahlali abaphila ngemivuzo ephantsi bayabongozwa ukuba bajonge ukuba bayakufanelekela kusini na ukufumana isiqabu esandisiweyo kumatyala kamasipala, kunye nemida emitsha evula iingcango zeenkonzo ezisisiseko zasimahla kwaye, kwezinye iimeko, isaphulelo esipheleleyo kumaxabiso ezindlu. Ilungu lekomiti kasodolophu kwicandelo lezezimali uSiseko Mbandezi, uthi isixeko siwuphakamisile umlinganiselo wengeniso yabantu abadla umhlala-phantsi nabafumana isibonelelo sikarhulumente ukuya kwiR27 000 ngenyanga. […]
Murdered councillor mourned at packed Joe Slovo Park hall
Shock and anger unifies community in calls to bring Lazola Gungxe to justice Peter Luhanga There was barely room to breathe in the Joe Slovo Park municipal community hall on Sunday 8 February as hundreds of mourners gathered to bid farewell to murdered ANC councillor Lazola Gungxe. Gungxe was a proportional representation councillor who was […]