Rats out, kids in
Rotten park gets makeover thanks to local heroes Peter Luhanga Dunoon’s only park has been rescued from ruin and is now a green, gleaming playground for township children. Once a hotspot for rats, rubbish and illegal scrap fires, Thandabantu Park has been reborn thanks to a major R700,00 facelift funded by local construction firm Ciolli […]
I-R40 yezigidi zeerandi yesikolo ishiye ingamabhodlo njengoko abazali begqugqisa
Isikolo samabanga aphantsi saseDunoon sijongene nokonakaliswa nokungahoywa Peter Luhanga Isikolo esixabisa izigidi ezingama-R40 eDunoon, esakhiwe phantsi kwePhulo leSebe leMfundo esiSiseko eliKhawulezayo loPhuhliso lweZiseko zoPhuhliso lweZikolo (i-ASIDI), sibe luphawu lwamva nje lokungahoywa kwecandelo likarhulumente. Zingaphezu kwama-45 iifestile zesikolo ezaphukileyo kwaza kwabiwa iifestile ze-aluminiyam ngexesha leeholide zesikolo. Ngenxa yoko, kusuku lokuqala lwekota abazali abanomsindo bajongana nenqununu malunga […]
R40 million school left in ruins as parents rage
Dunoon Primary School faces vandalism and neglect Peter Luhanga A R40 million school in Dunoon, built under the Department of Basic Education’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI), has become the latest symbol of public sector neglect. More than 45 school windows were smashed and the aluminium window panes stolen during the school holiday. As […]
Witsand girls smash it at netball showdown
No courts, no problem as Lady Bugs defy the odds to finish fourth at Fast Fierce 3v3 tournament Babalo Mbulwana Without access to proper training facilities, a determined group of young girls from Witsand, Atlantis, defied the odds to finish fourth at the Fast Fierce 3v3 netball tournament held at Cresta Shopping Centre in Johannesburg […]
Winter floods hit Cape Town’s informal settlements
Sewage-smelling floodwaters and winter chill take toll on families in Dunoon Limited municipal services worsen crisis Peter Luhanga Hundreds of residents of DuNoon informal settlement outside Cape Town battled to protect their homes from being swamped this week after heavy winter rains caused widespread flooding. Other informal settlements in the City of Cape Town affected […]
Cold contributes to clash over illegal electricity connections
Power wars erupt on Dunoon street as furious neighbours battle blackouts Peter Luhanga The winter cold has contributed to a bitter feud between homeowners and informal settlement residents over illegal electricity connections in Dunoon. Residents living in RDP houses, some of which have been unlawfully converted into blocks of flats and rented to tenants, say […]
AmaRasta kunye nosaziwayo basekuhlaleni bacela ulutsha ukuba luthathele ingqalelo ikamva lalo
Owayesakuba yintshatsheli yembethi manqindi uSinethemba Blom ukhokele kwimibhiyozo yoSuku loLutsha eDunoon njengophawu lwereggae nomdaniso. Peter Luhanga Ngaphantsi kwentsangu kunye nemvukelo kaBob Marley, uluntu lwamaRastafari luhlanganisene eDunoon ngoMvulo we-16 Juni, ukubhiyozela uSuku loLutsha, lunika imbeko abantwana ababulawa kwiZidubedube zaseSoweto ngo-1976. USuku loLutsha lukhumbula ubomi obaphulukana nabo ngethuba abantwana besikolo bevukela urhulumente wocalucalulo, bekhalazela ukunyanzeliswa kwesiBhulu njengolwimi […]
Ipaki eneempuku ihlangulwe
Abantwana baseDunoon bafumane indawo yokudlala ekhuselekileyo ekugqibeleni Peter Luhanga Ipaki kawonke-wonke eDunoon ebimi iminyaka njengophawu lokungahoywa kukamasipala, iphantsi kophuculo ekudala ilindelwe ngenxa yenyathelo lecandelo labucala ngentsebenziswano neSixeko saseKapa. Ipaki yaseThandabantu, eyayisakuba yindawo yokulahla inkunkuma engekho sikweni kunye nesiza semigodi yesanti, isaphuhliswa ngokutsha nge-R650,000 yotyalo-mali yifemu yeCiolli Brothers. IsiXeko siqinisekisile ukuba umsebenzi uqale kwinyanga ephelileyo, oquka […]
Rotten rat park gets rescued
Dunoon kids get a safe playground at last Peter Luhanga A public park in Dunoon that for years stood as a symbol of municipal neglect, is undergoing a long awaited upgrade thanks to a private sector initiative in partnership with the City of Cape Town. Thandabantu Park, once an informal dumping ground and sand mining […]
Rich estate sewage invades homes of poor with no water or toilets
Residents endure raw sewage and lack of services amid delayed City action Peter Luhanga At the edge of the manicured pavements and duplex homes of Pioneer Valley estate in Parklands North, fetid sewage has been flowing down the slope toward the Riverside informal settlement — also known as Erf 79 — near Dunoon for the past […]