Dunoon’s star librarian moves on
Years of dawn bus rides and late returns shaped a career of service, mentorship and quiet impact. Peter Luhanga. After years of enduring a four-hour round trip from Khayelitsha to Dunoon, the founding librarian of the township’s R40 million state of the art library is finally heading home. Lungelwa Ciliba has secured a transfer to […]
Season’s greetings from the Iliso Labantu newsroom
Thank you for reading with us this year We close 2025 with notebooks full and the work still urgent. This year we stood in places where power rarely stands. We reported on Riverside families living beside sewage without toilets or running water. We stood in Dunoon as residents protested when brick homes in Ezihagwini were […]
Relocation plan stalls as Siyahlala informal settlement grows across railway line
Some residents are putting in concrete foundations despite an uncertain future Peter Luhanga Residents of Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon were supposed to be relocated 12 years ago following a mediation agreement overseen by the High Court. But nothing has happened, and the original 239 households that were part of the agreement with the City […]
Rage in Atlantis after Grade 1 girl believed to have been raped at school
Residents backed the child’s mother and grandmother, storming the school and calling for leadership changes. Peter Luhanga A seven-year-old grade 1 child was allegedly raped at Witsand Primary in Atlantis at school on Wednesday, triggering days of anger in the community, with residents marching on the school, demanding accountability, and urging officials to explain how […]
Mass prayer in Dunoon after surge in shootings
Pastors from across the township gather as residents speak of fear, mounting violence, and pleas for safe holiday travel. Peter Luhanga She asked that her name be withheld because she fears being killed for speaking publicly, but the 29-year-old resident of Dunoon’s Section 23 said she lives in a state of constant dread. A trip […]
Affordable private medical care offers alternative to beleaguered community clinic
Nurse brings primary health care within reach of Dunoon residents By Peter Luhanga Patients often queue for hours at the Dunoon Community Health Centre, but still go home without receiving treatment. Complaints about overcrowding and poor service have persisted for years, with residents accusing staff of turning people away for not having appointments. Amid the […]
Families left stranded as Dunoon blaze guts homes
Illegal power line suspected as causing a fire that left 65 people homeless By Peter Luhanga A raging fire tore through Dunoon’s Siyahlala informal settlement on Saturday 8 November, destroying 21 shacks and leaving 65 people homeless. No one was killed or hurt, but the affected families lost everything they owned. On Sunday, the residents […]
Indoda enentliziyo elihlwili ihamba umgama oziikhilomitha ezingama-750 ukuya kunceda amadoda alwa neziyobisi
Uhambo oludumileyo lukaZolani Zondanis olusuka eGqeberha ukuya eKapa luphumelele iintliziyo kwaye lunyusele amawaka kumbutho wakhe ongajonganga ngeniso. Peter Luhanga Ekhuthazwe kukukhumbula umninawa wakhe owabhubha emva kokusokola kusetyenziswa iziyobisi, uZolani Zondani uhambe umgama oziikhilomitha ezingamakhulu asixhenxe anamashumi amahlanu ukusuka eGqeberha ukuya eKapa eyokuqokelela imali yombutho ongajonganga ngeniso awawusekayo ukuxhasa abafana abajongene nengxaki yokungazinzi kunye nempilo yengqondo. […]
Heartbroken brother walks 750km to help men battling drug addiction
Zolani Zondani’s epic trek from Gqeberha to Cape Town wins hearts and raises thousands for his non-profit organisation Peter Luhanga Motivated by the memory of his brother who died after struggling with substance abuse, Zolani Zondani walked 750 kilometres from Gqeberha to Cape Town to raise money for a non-profit organisation he founded to support […]
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 […]