Families still on railway tracks 13 years after relocation talks began
In Siyahlala, Dunoon, unresolved relocation leaves residents facing continued overcrowding and inadequate services as a recent fire displaced about 100 people Peter Luhanga Thirteen years after a court directed the City of Cape Town, Transnet, and Siyahlala residents into mediation, families remain living in shacks next to the freight railway line bordering Dunoon. In the […]
Women march against lack of police action after 26-year-old’s death
About 100 women dressed in black and demanded action By Enkosi Sinomhlobo Baneti and Phamaka Simanga Questions about how the police have handled a young woman’s unexplained death brought more than 100 black-clad demonstrators on to the streets of Dunoon on Friday 17 September. The march followed the death of Anelisa Tshaka, 26, whose body […]
Love scam suspects handed to FBI
Six Nigerian men accused of conning more than 100 women out of R100 million face fraud and money-laundering charges in the US By Staff Reporter Six men accused of turning online romance into a R100 million fraud operation have been handed over to American agents at Cape Town International Airport. The Nigerian nationals were escorted […]
Life behind bars for Cape Town Spurs coach who raped and murdered Dunoon woman
Xolani Sicamba admitted raping and murdering Sinesipho Ncwadi in Dunoon on New Year’s Eve in 2024. Sandiso Phaliso A Cape Town Spurs soccer coach has been handed a life sentence for the murder and rape of a Dunoon resident Sinesipho Ncwadi on New Year’s Eve 2024. The court ordered Nyanga coach Xolani Sicamba also be […]
Man arrested over killing of four men in Dunoon
Police say the 44-year-old faces four murder charges as detectives investigate whether others took part By Staff Reporter A 44-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the killing of four men who were assaulted and set alight beside the N7 in Dunoon last month. On Friday, 4 September, SAPS Western Cape spokesperson Colonel André […]
Akukabikho kuphumla kuxinano lwaseDunoon
Ngamawaka asaxinene kwindawo zogobityholo ngethuba umhlaba okufutshane enikezelwa kubakhi babucala, kungekho nto ithethiswayo ngeindlu ezifikelelekayo. Peter Luhanga Iprojekthi enkulu yezindlu ezintsha ngaphesheya komgaqo omkhulu ukusuka kwilokishi yaseDunoon exineneyo kakhulu inikezelwe kubaphuhlisi babucala kodwa ayizukuba nazindlu ezixhaswa ngokupheleleyo, kwaye inani leeyunithi ezifikelelekayo alichazwanga. Oku kwenzeka nangona uphuhliso lwepropati kamasipala eyihektare ezingama-71.8 eyaziwa ngokuba yiAnnandale Farm lunikezelwe […]
No housing relief for jam-packed Dunoon
Thousands remain trapped in overcrowded settlements while a neighbouring property is offered to private developers, with no guarantee of affordable housing Peter Luhanga A massive new housing project across the highway from severely overcrowded Dunoon township has been offered to private developers but will contain no fully subsidised homes, and the number of affordable units […]
The job offer that could turn you into a criminal
Criminals exploit economic hardship and unemployment Fraudsters are exploiting unsuspecting South Africans as money mules, leaving victims facing frozen accounts and criminal investigations The promise of quick cash or what appears to be a legitimate job offer can end with a frozen bank account, a criminal investigation, and lasting damage to your financial future. Banks […]
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 […]