Children celebrate reading at Dunoon library
Librarians inspires Dunoon children on International Literacy Day Peter Luhanga Valuable lessons on the significance of literacy and numeracy were provided to 72 children from Early Childhood Development (ECD) Centres and Dunoon Primary School in honour of International Literacy Day at the Dunoon library on Friday 8 September. International Literacy Day was declared by the […]
Umlilo ushiye abantu abangama-51 bengenamakhaya eDunoon
Khange kubekho mntu wonzakeleyo okanye abantu ababhubhileyo, kodwa unobangela womlilo awukaziwa. Amaxhoba omlilo kufuneka ngoku aphinde akhe ubomi bawo. Isiganeko somlilo esahlukileyo eWitsand, eAtlantis ngempelaveki sishiye abantu ababini bengenandawo yokuhlala. Peter Luhanga Umlilo ohlasele amatyotyombe Ekuphumeleleni ushiye abantu abangamashumi amahlanu ananye bengenandawo yokuhlala emva kokutshisa amatyotyombe alishumi elinesine ngentsasa yangoMgqibelo. Othethe egameni leeNkonzo zoMlilo noHlangulo […]
Fire leaves 51 homeless in Dunoon
There were no injuries or fatalities, but the cause of the fire is unknown. Fire victims have to now rebuild their lives from scratch. A separate fire incident in Witsand, Atlantis over the weekend left two people homeless. Peter Luhanga. A fire that ripped through Ekuphumuleni informal settlement left 51 people homeless after burning 14 […]
Ground tornado’ leaves 12 people homeless in Wolwerivier
Houses also damaged in Hanover Park Peter Luhanga Ferocious weather and gale-force winds on Friday 25 August tore the roofs off six homes, leaving a dozen people vulnerable and homeless in Wolwerivier, a City of Cape Town incremental development area near Morning Star to the north of the city. Mayco member for safety and security, […]
Abahlali baseDiep River bonwabile ukugxothwa Abahlali bomhlaba bathi ukuba bagxothwa ngokusemthethweni, bazakufumana ukufikelela kwiinkonzo zikamasipala
Peter Luhanga Abantu abahleli kumhlaba oselunxwemeni lomlambo iDiep River ngaseParklands North bachulumancile isiXeko saseKapa sijonge ukubakhupha njengoko oko kuthetha ukuba baza kufuduselwa kwindawo ehlala abantu kwaye bafikelele kwiinkonzo zikamasipala. Oku kuza emva kokuba abahlali betyeshele isaziso esisemthethweni esibayalela ukuba bawushiye lo mhlaba. Ukuba ngaba bathe basilelela kuqalwa amanyathelo okugxotha phantsi koMthetho woThintelo lokugxothwa ngokungekho mthethweni […]
Diep River occupiers happy to evicted
Land occupiers say if they are legally evicted, they’ll get access to municipal services Peter Luhanga People occupying land on the banks of the Diep River near Parklands North are excited the City of Cape Town intends to evict them as it means they will be moved to a place with humane living conditions and […]
Dunoon women spend their public holiday clearing other people’s rubbish
Rubbish has been piling up in Dunoon for more than a month Peter Luhanga Instead of cooking umngqusho as she would have liked to do to celebrate Women’s Day, Nosipho Dyonase, 44, chose to spend 9 August with a group of about 20 women clearing garbage that had been piling up behind the communal toilets near the Dunoon […]
After a month of no refuse collection, Dunoon residents march to municipal offices
Subcouncil 3 manager says area is too volatile to render services. Peter Luhanga On Friday 4 August, after more than a month without any refuse collection, over 100 residents from Dunoon and surrounding informal settlements marched about 7km to the Blaauwberg municipal subcouncil offices. The protesters marched in the MyCiTi bus dedicated lane to avoid […]
Boxer comes to fire victims’ aid
Food parcels donated to victims of the Ethembeni informal settlement fire Peter Luhanga After a fire which burnt 50 homes in Dunoon’s Ethembeni informal settlement to the ground on 5 July leaving about 200 people, including children, homeless, retail giant Boxer donated food parcels to the affected families on Wednesday 19 July. The food items channeled through […]
IDunoon izila ukusweleka komphathi weteksi kunye neqhawe lasekuhlaleni
bahlali bazilele ukubhubha kukasihlalo weDunoon Taxi Association nokwangulungu lebhodi yenkampani esebenza iibhasi zeMyCiTi uSivuyile Tshaka. Peter Luhanga Abahlali baseDunoon bakhala ngokusweleka kukasihlalo weDunoon Taxi Association nomphathi weeteksi, uSivuyile Tshaka, nojongwe njengesazela sokuziphatha kwale lokishi. UTshaka, obekwalilungu lebhodi yeMyCiTi bus Vehicle Operating Company (VOC) Kidrogen, ubhubhe ngoLwesihlanu umhla we-14 kweyeKhala kwisibhedlele saseMaclear eMpuma Koloni emva kokugula […]