Ipaki eneempuku ihlangulwe
Abantwana baseDunoon bafumane indawo yokudlala ekhuselekileyo ekugqibeleni Peter Luhanga Ipaki kawonke-wonke eDunoon ebimi iminyaka njengophawu lokungahoywa kukamasipala, iphantsi kophuculo ekudala ilindelwe ngenxa yenyathelo lecandelo labucala ngentsebenziswano neSixeko saseKapa. Ipaki yaseThandabantu, eyayisakuba yindawo yokulahla inkunkuma engekho sikweni kunye nesiza semigodi yesanti, isaphuhliswa ngokutsha nge-R650,000 yotyalo-mali yifemu yeCiolli Brothers. IsiXeko siqinisekisile ukuba umsebenzi uqale kwinyanga ephelileyo, oquka […]
Rotten rat park gets rescued
Dunoon kids get a safe playground at last Peter Luhanga A public park in Dunoon that for years stood as a symbol of municipal neglect, is undergoing a long awaited upgrade thanks to a private sector initiative in partnership with the City of Cape Town. Thandabantu Park, once an informal dumping ground and sand mining […]
Rich estate sewage invades homes of poor with no water or toilets
Residents endure raw sewage and lack of services amid delayed City action Peter Luhanga At the edge of the manicured pavements and duplex homes of Pioneer Valley estate in Parklands North, fetid sewage has been flowing down the slope toward the Riverside informal settlement — also known as Erf 79 — near Dunoon for the past […]
Baby dies after ambulance fails to arrive in time
The death of Omikuye Jozana, just eight months old, highlights deep cracks in a strained public health system Peter Luhanga The quality of care in the province’s health system is being raised by a Dunoon mother whose eight-month-old daughter died after waiting more than eight hours for an ambulance. Somila Jozana’s child Omikuye – the […]
Dunoon erupts in protest after the City of Cape Town knocks down walls in informal settlement
Trouble flared up for the second day on Tuesday across Potsdam Road and Malibongwe Drive in Cape Town as protesters from Ezihagwini informal settlement vented their fury over the demolition of brick walls in the settlement. Buses and taxis were prevented from entering the settlement. On Monday, protesters barricaded roads with rubble and fire, and […]
VAT hike to make life harder in informal settlements
Price increase could deepen poverty and worsen food insecurity Peter Luhanga • Families already stretched thin say rising prices on basics like onions and bread will hit them hardest. • Ramaphosa promises more cash for grants and poor households, but trust remains low. • However, many residents in informal settlements were largely unaware of the 0.5 percentage point VAT […]
Heritage celebration rocks Dunoon
In Heritage We Stand’s explosive cultural bash lights up Inkwenkwezi Secondary School Peter Luhanga Cultural heritage through language was the focus of the annual International Mother Language Day hosted by the non-profit organisation In Heritage We stand at Inkwenkwezi Secondary School on 21 February. International Mother Language Day is a UNESCO initiative and poet and […]
Off-duty cop accused of brutally assaulting Dunoon man
Unconscious victim dumped at community clinic Peter Luhanga A Dunoon man claims he was brutally beaten by an off-duty police officer and three other men after being wrongly accused of robbery, leaving him hospitalised for days over the New Year. Lisakhanya Noyi, 26, said he and his cousin, Buhle Noyi, 21, both of whom live […]
Eskom plunges the country back into darkness as stage 3 blackouts return
Staff Reporter Households and businesses are bracing for more blackouts as Eskom pulls the plug, announcing the return of Stage 3 load shedding after nearly a year of uninterrupted power. In a statement on Friday, 31 January, the power utility’s spokesperson, Kyle Cookson, admitted that Eskom—once trumpeting the triumph of its Generation Recovery Plan—is now […]
Beauty queen Zibanzi Dyantyi proves brains match her crown
Crowned Miss Dunoon, Zibanzi overcame loss and hardship to excel Peter Luhanga She dazzled Dunoon as a beauty queen, but Zibanzi Dyantyi’s latest triumph has cemented her status as a rising star. The 2023 Miss Dunoon has earned a bachelor’s pass in her 2024 matric results, securing two distinctions; in mathematical literacy and Xhosa home […]