Rubbish is building up in the streets of this Cape Town township
August Plaatjies is conducting a one-man battle against garbage. Peter Luhanga Armed with a shovel, August Plaatjies has made it his personal mission to clear streets of piles of uncollected rubbish in Dunoon township, Cape Town. Plaatjies, who lives in the newly established Newlands informal settlement along Potsdam Road, was in Dunoon’s Ekupholweni informal settlement […]
Dunoon schools free of holiday vandalism and ready for the new year
Primary schools prepare for late enrolments, with parents encouraged to finalise any late applications immediately Peter Luhanga Primary schools in Dunoon are fully enrolled across all grades except grades R and 1 ahead of the start of the school year in the Western Cape on Wednesday 17 January. Despite the lingering holiday atmosphere, school principals […]
Yizani Kuthi aids Thembeni fire victims
Staff Reporter After a devastating shack fire that injured one person and destroyed 262 shacks, displacing 702 individuals and rendering them homeless, the non-profit organisation Yizani Kuthi (YK) has intervened to offer crucial support to the victims in the Thembeni informal settlement, Dunoon. The fire incident took place on Reconciliation Day, Saturday, 16 December. On […]
Ravages Thembeni: 258 shacks devoured, 702 left in crisis
Reconciliation Day Horror: One injured, families rendered homeless Peter Luhanga A devastating fire has obliterated 258 shacks and inflicted damage on seven formal housing structures, resulting in one adult sustaining injuries and leaving 702 individuals, including women and children, in dire need at the Thembeni informal settlement in Dunoon, situated north of Cape Town. […]
Doornbach homes destroyed in shack fire
Almost 140 people, including women and children, have been left destitute and in dire need after a fire razed their shacks in Doornbach informal settlement to the ground on Thursday 7 December. Doornbach, also known as Site 5, is situated opposite Dunoon. Fortunately, no one was injured or killed in the blaze that erupted at […]
Historic feast as Dunoon Taxi Association celebrates its successes
More than 1,000 people fed in celebration of new operating permits being awarded Peter Luhanga More than 1,000 people from Dunoon feasted as 22 animals were slaughtered and roasted in a feast organised by the Dunoon Taxi Association (DTA) on 25 November. The occasion was a celebration of the DTA’s 23rd anniversary and their being granted […]
Man dies in police custody after “struggle” with Table View cops
Given Mabusela was pronounced dead on arrival at Du Noon clinic Peter Luhanga Given Mabusela, 46, died on 6 November, while in the custody of the Table View police. When the police took him to the Du Noon clinic he was put on a ventilator but declared dead on arrival. According to a leaked internal […]
Children soar above Cape Town with Morningstar Flying Club
David Rossouw Underprivileged children rarely see iconic sights like Table Mountain, the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, or Robben Island, let alone experience the thrill of seeing them from the air. Recently, VST Attorneys, Morningstar Flying Club, and the Rotary Club of Melkbos joined forces to provide a unique opportunity for children from Livingstone High School, […]
Harvesting knowledge
McDonald’s sponsorship: sowing seeds of hope Cultivating a brighter future for vulnerable learners Peter Luhanga One harvest at a time, a school vegetable garden is sowing the seeds of success while at the same time providing nourishment for vulnerable learners at the Athlone Secondary School on the Cape Flats. As the green thumbs of grade […]
Matrics face the start of final exams this week.
Education department asks society to treat matrics like VIPS until exams end on 5 December Staff reporter The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) has announced that 76,903 pupils are scheduled to sit for the National Senior Certificate (NSC) examinations in the Western Cape this year. In statement on Monday, Kerry Mauchline, spokesperson for education MEC […]