Iintsapho zaseDoornbach zisangenamakhaya emva kokutsha kwamatyotyombe kaJanuwari
Iintsapho zodonga lwasemda zisashiye amakhaya kwaye zithe saa emva kokutsha kwetyotyombe Peter Luhanga Emva komlilo kwiiveki ezintandathu ezidlulileyo, iintsapho ezingama-28 ezisuka kumatyotyombe aseDoornbach azikabinayo indawo yokuhlala. Ezi ntsapho, ngabantu abayi-114 bebonke, ababephakathi kwabahlali abangaphezu kwama-2,600 abaphulukene namakhaya abo kumlilo we-9 kaJanuwari, bakhelwe amakhaya abo ngakudonga lwesikhululo seebhasi zeMyCiTi, kwaye baxelelwe ukuba abanakuphinda bakhe iziza ezikuzo. […]
Doornbach families still without homes after massive January shack fire
Boundary wall families still displaced and scattered after devastating shack fire Peter Luhanga After a fire more than six weeks ago, 28 families from Doornbach informal settlement still have nowhere to live. The families, totalling 114 people, who were among more than 2,600 residents who lost their homes in a fire on 9 January, had […]
Nine killed in wave of shootings across Dunoon and Joe Slovo Park
Female security guard among victims as spate of murders stokes fears of escalating violence in Milnerton Peter Luhanga Five people were killed in separate shootings in Dunoon over the weekend, and a sixth man, accused by residents to have been a thief, was beaten to death and abandoned behind the Siyahlala informal settlement near the […]
Abalithoba babulawa kuqhushululu kwiDunoon naseJoe Slovo Park
Unogada obhinqileyo phakathi kwamaxhoba njengoko ukubulawa kwabantu kubangela uloyiko lokunyuka kobundlobongela eMilnerton Peter Luhanga Kule mpelaveki kubhubhe abantu abahlanu kwiziganeko ezahlukeneyo zokudubulana eDunoon, ze indoda yesithandathu, etyholwa ngabahlali ngokuba lisela, yabethwa yabhubha yaze yashiywa emva kwamatyotyombe aseSiyahlala kufutshane nomgaqo kaloliwe. Kuphinde kwakho ukubulawa kwabantu kathathu eJoe Slovo Park ngobusuku bangoMgqibelo. Ubundlobongela buqatsele kanye emva kwentsimbi […]
Murdered councillor mourned at packed Joe Slovo Park hall
Shock and anger unifies community in calls to bring Lazola Gungxe to justice Peter Luhanga There was barely room to breathe in the Joe Slovo Park municipal community hall on Sunday 8 February as hundreds of mourners gathered to bid farewell to murdered ANC councillor Lazola Gungxe. Gungxe was a proportional representation councillor who was […]
Despite shack conditions, two township pupils excel
Multiple distinctions for pupils who had to deal with noise and the constant interruptions of life in an informal settlement Peter Luhanga In a shack too small for much more than a bed, Lukho Londile studied late into the night to prepare for his matric exams. His perseverance resulted in him achieving seven distinctions. Londile, […]
Amaxhoba wemililo yaseDunoon bangxamele ukwakha ngethuba IsiXeko sisacebisa ukuthinyelwa ngokutsha
Umlilo wamatyotyombe aseDoornbach ushiye amawaka engenamakhaya kwaye zingangaphezulu kwama-600 izakhiwo ezitshabalaleyo. Peter Luhanga Odla umhlala-phantsi eDunoon uSidwell Soyizwapi wayesanxibe iimpahla awayezinxibe kwiveki ephelileyo ngethuba imali awayonge ixesha elide itshe yaphela. Ngaphezu kwama-630 amanye amakhaya kumatyotyombe aseDoornbach, nekwaziwa njengeSiza 5, nawo atshileyo. Kwiminyaka elishumi eyadlulayo, uSoyizwapi wonge iR26,000 ukuze athenge ityotyombe kwisiza esiziimitha ezintandathu nesithandathu ekuhlaleni. Ukutyhubela […]
Dunoon fire victims rush to rebuild homes as City proposes reblocking
The fire at Doornbach informal settlement left thousands homeless and over 600 structures destroyed. Peter Luhanga Dunoon pensioner Sidwell Soyizwapi was still wearing the clothes he had on last week when his life’s savings burnt to the ground. Over 630 other homes at Doornbach informal settlement, also known as Site 5, also burnt down. A […]
Dunoon’s star librarian moves on
Years of dawn bus rides and late returns shaped a career of service, mentorship and quiet impact. Peter Luhanga. After years of enduring a four-hour round trip from Khayelitsha to Dunoon, the founding librarian of the township’s R40 million state of the art library is finally heading home. Lungelwa Ciliba has secured a transfer to […]
Season’s greetings from the Iliso Labantu newsroom
Thank you for reading with us this year We close 2025 with notebooks full and the work still urgent. This year we stood in places where power rarely stands. We reported on Riverside families living beside sewage without toilets or running water. We stood in Dunoon as residents protested when brick homes in Ezihagwini were […]