Celebrating heritage and milestones
Liyabona Maliwa, a spirited seven-year-old from Malmesbury, dons her traditional Xhosa attire (umbhaco), featuring distinctive painted marks on her forehead that symbolise her rich cultural heritage, while carrying a beautifully woven winnowing basket. On 24 September, coinciding with Heritage Day, she embraced her roots and celebrated her birthday, embodying the vibrant spirit of her heritage.
TikTok sensation Zizipho Lucwaba opens up about her journey
Ambesiwe Mbana Zizipho Onwabile Lucwaba, a talented 26-year-old graduate from Walter Sisulu University (WSU) in Mthatha, has won the hearts of South Africans as a popular TikTok creator. Based in C Section, Chris Hani, Mthatha, Zizipho started her TikTok journey in 2022 and her debut funeral-themed content surprisingly resonated with audiences, going viral and launching […]
Residents scramble to save belongings as fire destroys 20 shacks
Peter Luhanga Eighty residents were left homeless when a shack fire destroyed 20 shacks in Zone 8 informal settlement in Witsand, Atlantis, yesterday (subs: on Sunday 22 September). Thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities in the blaze that erupted at 3:30pm. Zimkhita Meme, 33, a mother of three—ages three, ten, and thirteen—lives with her […]
Province tells City of Cape Town to clean up Dunoon
Warning on pollution and health hazards in informal settlement Peter Luhanga The City of Cape Town has moved to clean up chronic dumping in overcrowded Dunoon following a warning from the Western Cape environment department. In a “pre-directive” issued to the municipal manager on 27 August, the director of Environmental Law Enforcement in the provincial […]
IPhondo lixelela iSixeko saseKapa ukuba sicoce iDunoon
Isilumkiso ngongcoliseko kunye neengozi zempilo kumatyotyombe INTATHELI YETHU IsiXeko saseKapa sithathe amanyathelo okucoca indawo yokulahla inkunkuma engapheliyo kwindawo exineneyo yaseDunoon kulandela isilumkiso esivela kwisebe lezendalo eNtshona Koloni. “Kumyalelo wangaphambili” owakhutshwa kumanejala kamasipala nge-27 ka-Agasti, umlawuli woNyanzeliso loMthetho wokusiNgqongileyo kwiSebe leMicimbi yokusiNgqongileyo kunye noCwangciso loPhuhliso lePhondo uAchmad Bassier uthe “inkunkuma enkulu ilahlwe kwipaki yendawo, ecaleni kwendlela […]
Ten dead, 12 seriously injured as bus plunges off Vanrhyns Pass
Emergency crews confront chaos amid the wreckage First responders praised for swift, heroic actions The site of the fatal bus crash on Vanrhyns Pass in the Western Cape on September 2, 2024. Photo: X. Staff Reporter Ten people have died, and twelve others have been left with critical injuries after a passenger bus veered off […]
Four alleged extortionists killed in Milnerton police shootout
Staff Reporter Four men have been shot dead and four others seriously wounded in a deadly shootout with police on Thursday 29 August, in Milnerton, Cape Town. The Western Cape police task team had been tracking a minibus carrying the suspects when the occupants allegedly opened fire, forcing officers to respond with deadly force. The […]
Crane queen smashes heavy machinery operation stereotypes
Nandi Mhlongo breaks gender norms at Cape Town port Staff Reporter As a pioneering force in reshaping gender norms in the workplace, Nandi Mhlongo is being celebrated by Transnet as an Operator of Lifting Equipment at the Cape Town Container Terminal. Mhlongo’s role reflects the evolving landscape of traditionally male-dominated industries. Her career began in 2013 with a learnership […]
Atlantis teacher wins top provincial award
Berzelia Primary School teacher among 15 Western Cape teachers advancing to the national awards Staff Reporter In a triumph for local education, Gershwin Kroukamp from Atlantis Berzelia Primary School has been honoured with the Excellence in Primary School Leadership Award at the 2024 Provincial Teaching Awards on Saturday, 24 August. Kroukamp is among fifteen distinguished […]
Iziko elitsha likhanyisa indlela yolutsha kunye noosomashishini
I-Astron Energy kunye neSilulo Foundation zityale izigidi ezingama-R220 ukulwa nentswela-ngqesho ekuhlaleni Iziko lokubonelela ngoqeqesho lwasimahla lwezakhono zedijithali kunye nenkxaso yoosomashishini abangama-240 eDunoon Iinkokeli zoluntu kunye nabaxhamli bawo bancoma iziko elitsha njengokukhanya kwethemba Peter Luhanga Ukuqobisana nentswela-ngqesho kunye nentlupheko, i-Astron Energy Development Fund (AEDF) kunye neSilulo Foundation ziye zadibana ukuze zinike ulutsha olungaphangeliyo oluyi-600 inyathelo elingqongqo […]