Healthcare protests spur new Wellness Hub
Permanent Wellness Hub targets local health needs, but local activists are not appeased Peter Luhanga After protests calling for improved medical care and the removal of the appointment booking system at the Dunoon Community Health Centre (CHC), a new Wellness Hub has been established at the Dunooncommunity hall. The Wellness Hub aims to ease the burden […]
Ukusuka kwilali, elokishini, ukuya kwindumasi yomculo wokholo
Ukusebenza nzima kukaBulelani Mvunyiswas nokuthanda umculo kumzisele indlela entle Ophuma kwityotyombe elingasemva kwendlu kwizitalato ezixineneyo zaseDunoon,oyimvumi yegospile ethe yaba luphawu lwethemba kunye nenkuthazo. Ngomculo wokhole, uBulelani Mvunyiswa, 30, udlule kwisiqalo sakhe esiphantsi wasiwa kwindawo akuyo ngoku eParklands, apho amaculo akhe amnandi kunye namazwi akhuthazayo aqhubeka etsala umdla kubaphulaphuli. Uhambo lomculo lwakhe uMvunyiswa lwaqala ngo-2013 xa […]
From village, to township, to gospel stardom
Bulelani Mvunyiswa’s hard work and passion for music have brought him a long way Peter Luhanga Emerging from a backyard shack off the crowded streets of Dunoon, is a gospel musician who has become a symbol of hope and inspiration. Through gospel music, Bulelani Mvunyiswa, 30, has transcended his humble beginnings and been transported to his […]
Ummeli omtsha waseDunoon obhengezwe yiANC emva kokugxotha uceba wale wadi
ISanco iyabuxhasa ubunkokheli bethutyana de kubanjwe unyulo Peter Luhanga Ukugxothwa kukaceba wakwa ward 104 eDunoons uMessie Makuwa yiANC kubangele ukuba uceba weANC uLazola Gungxe angeniswe njengonobhala wethutyana yimibutho eOliver Tambo. Esi sibhengezo senziwe kwindibano yabahlali eSophakama Primary School eDunoon ngomhla wamashumi amabini anesihlanu kweyoMdumba, kulandela ukuba uMakuwas ebuyele kwinyanga engaphambili. Le ndibano, ebichotshelwe ngusihlalo weANC […]
New Dunoon representative announced by ANC after ousting ward councillor
Sanco supports interim leadership until by-elections are held Peter Luhanga The recall of Dunoon’s ward 104 councillor Messie Makuwa by the ANC has resulted in proportional representative (PR) ANC councillor Lazola Gungxe being ushered in as interim caretaker by the party’s Oliver Tambo branch. The announcement was made at a community meeting at the Sophakama Primary […]
Dunoon’s Killarney Garden housing project grinds to a halt, thwarting hopes for almost 500 families
Completion date uncertain for 488 planned units Peter Luhanga Cape Town — A housing initiative intended to alleviate the strain on overcrowded Cape Town informal settlements during the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, aiming to provide accommodation for 1500 families, has hit a snag. The Western Cape Department of Infrastructure has paused […]
Abafundi bematriki baseDunoon bagqwesile
UMakanaka Muzuva ugqame njengophumeleleyo uphezulu phakathi kwabafundi abahlanu abaphezulu bematriki ngo-2023 eSinenjongo High School, eJoe Slovo Park, eMilnerton. Ifoto: Peter Luhanga Bamenzile umahluko ngaphandle kwemicelimngeni emikhulu Intlupheko, ingxolo, ukucinywa kwemithwalo kunye neemeko zokuhlala ezixineneyo azikhange zibathintele aba bafundi ukufikelela kumaphupha abo emfundo Nangona kukho ucelomngeni lokuhlala nabakhuluwa bakhe ababini kunye nabazali kwigumbi elinye kumatyotyombe, uMakanaka […]
Dunoon matrics rake in distinctions despite major challenges
Poverty, noise, loadshedding and crowded living conditions didn’t stop these learners reaching their academic dreams Peter Luhanga Despite the challenge of living with her two brothers and parents in a single room in an informal settlement, Makanaka Muzuva manage to achieve seven distinctions in her matric exams. Among the subjects for which she achieved a […]
Dunoon councillor abruptly recalled by the ANC
Councillor Messie Makuwa learnt of her recall just moments before a City of Cape Town council caucus Makuwa says she is ready to fight her recall in court. Peter Luhanga In a dramatic turn, the ruling African National Congress (ANC) has unexpectedly recalled a councillor from a densely populated municipal ward in Dunoon, Cape Town. […]
Inkunkuma iyakhula kwizitalato zale lokishi yaseKapa
UAugust Plaatjies uqhuba idabi lomntu omnye ngokuchasene nenkunkuma. Exhobe ngomhlakulo, u-August Plaatjies wenze iphulo lakhe lobuqu ukususa izitalato zeemfumba zenkunkuma engaqokelelwanga kwilokishi yaseDunoon, eKapa. UPlaatjies, ohlala kumatyotyombe aseNewlands akwindlela yasePotsdam, ebekwityotyombe laseDunoon Ekupholweni ngoMgqibelo ecoca imfumba yeplastiki kunye nenye inkunkuma ebichitheke kwimigqomo yenkunkuma ekufutshane. Inkunkuma yayivalela ukungena kwizindlu zangasese zoluntu. Ngokutsho kweNews24, lo masipala unengxaki […]