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 […]
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 […]