Storm crumples shack, leaves grandmother and family homeless
A brutal storm has left informal settlements battered Peter Luhanga The crash of a wardrobe falling over woke 70-year-old pensioner Thizina Sidamba and her family on Monday morning as her shack in Riverside informal settlement near Diep River buckled in a gale-force wind. It was just after dawn when the family was startled awake. Sidamba […]
Eight homeless after addict allegedly torches pastor’s home
Peter Luhanga A pastor who took in a troubled youth from the streets and tried to help him rebuild his life was left shattered last Monday after her Dunoon house was petrol-bombed on Monday last week. It is believed the culprit is the young man she tried to help, who acted together with a group […]
Chaos in Atlantis as power cuts spark protest, truck torched and looted
Arrests following violent protest over electricity disconnections Peter Luhanga A delivery truck carrying smart televisions was looted and set alight in Atlantis after residents in a nearby informal settlement reacted to illegal power lines being removed by Eskom on 13 April. Tyres were first set alight in protest on John Dreyer Road, blocking a busy […]
Bail denied for man accused of shooting ANC councillor
Court rules suspect poses a danger to the community, and could destroy evidence Sandiso Phaliso The Athlone Magistrate Court has denied bail for Asiphe Sosanti, who is accused of shooting and killing ANC ward councilor Lazola Gungxe on 3 February. Delivering his decision on 23 April, magistrate Keith le Kleur said the State has prima […]
Dunoon floods reveal infrastructure and housing pressures
Blocked drains, informal settlement growth and heavy rain leave residents trapped in a cycle of damage and response Peter Luhanga A brick-and-cement wall now blocks the front door of an RDP house on Silverleaf Road in Dunoon, built to keep floodwater out after years of winter damage. But it has created a new daily struggle. Thobeka […]
Lifestyle
Tiny models steal the show as Dunoon kids hit the catwalk in feel good fashion bash Staff Reporter There were cheers, crowns and catwalk swagger in Dunoon on Saturday as 57 township youngsters lit up the runway during the Mr and Miss Charming Hearts 2026 fashion show. Children aged just five strutted onto the stage […]
Abanini-bevenkile badutyulwe ngexesha lo qoqodiso lwentlawulo yokhuseleko eWitsand
Abathengisi ababini badutyulwe balimala eWitsand, eAtlantis, kwiveki ephelileyo, kwisehlo amapolisa athi sinxulumene nokuphanga, hayi nesinye isiganeko esahlukileyo sokunyanzeliswa kwentlawulo yokhuseleko esiqale emva kokuba iileta ezisongela ubomi zisasazwe kumashishini angekho semthethweni kule ndawo. Intatheli yethu • Abarhanelwa badubule abanini-bevenkile ababini kwivenkile encinane yaseWitsand kwisenzo sokuphanga esirhanelwayo. • Iileta ezahlukeneyo zokunyanzelisa imali zifuna i-R1 500 zize zisoyikise […]
Shopkeepers gunned down as extortion scare grips Witsand
Atlantis police say the attempted murder of two business owners is not linked to an extortion case opened after threatening protection-fee notices surfaced in the township. By Peter Luhanga Two Ethiopian shopkeepers were shot and wounded in Witsand, Atlantis, last week in what police say was a robbery-related attack unrelated to a separate extortion case […]
Umtyholwa uthi akazani nakubulawa kukaCeba wesiXeko
Igosa lophando lityhola ukuba umtyholwa wasebenzisana nomnye kudubulo olubulale uLazola Gungxe Sandiso Phaliso Ngexesha lesicelo sakhe sebheyile phambi kweNkundla kaMantyi yase-Athlone Magistrates’ Court ngomhla we-10 kuTshazimpuzi, indoda etyholwa ngokuncedisa ekubulaweni kwekhansela leWadi 35 uLazola Gungxe yaphika nayiphi na indima kulo mbandela. Umtyholwa uAsiphe Sesanti uvele phambi kukamantyi uKeith le Kleur waza wacela inkundla ukuba imkhulule […]
Murder accused denies killing City councillor
Investigating officer alleges accused acted with another in fatal shooting of Lazola Gungxe Sandiso Phaliso During his bail application before the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on 10 April, the man accussed of helping to murder Ward 35 councillor Lazola Gungxe denied having anything to do with the crime. Accused Asiphe Sesanti appeared before magistrate Keith le […]