Balinde ukubuya kukanxele ababethenjiswe izindlu eziyi-1,400 eDunoon
Izigidi zachitha, iminyaka emihlanu yachithwa, kwaye iintsapho zakwaDunoon zisabambekile ematyotyombeni Peter Luhanga Iintsapho zaseDunoon zisaxinene kumatyotyombe ngelixa iprojekthi yolwakhiwo lwezindlu eyathenjiswa kwiminyaka emihlanu eyadlulayo iqokelela uthuli. Iqumrhu laseKillarney Gardens, elilungiselelwe ukwakha amakhaya ayi-1,400, alikatholi nasinye isitena sokwakha. Eli cebo lasungulwe ngomnyaka ka2020 ngowayesakuba nguMphathiswa wezokuHlaliswa koLuntu uLindiwe Sisulu, lijonge ukuthomalalisa ingxinano kule lokishi. NgoJanyuwari 2024, […]
1,400 Dunoon homes promised but none built
Millions spent, five years wasted, and Dunoon families still stuck in shacks Peter Luhanga Dunoon families are still crammed into shacks while a housing project promised five years ago gathers dust. The Killarney Gardens scheme, meant to build 1,400 homes, hasn’t delivered a single brick. Launched with fanfare in 2020 by former Minister of Human […]
Dog set on job seeker during week-long demonstration
Demonstrators say construction company broke promise to hire local subcontractors Peter Luhanga What started as a peaceful demonstration over broken job promises at a construction site turned ugly when a guard dog was allegedly set on a protester. The week-long demonstration began on 11 August and carried on until 19 August, but on Thursday the […]
Ukuphuphuma kwedama eDunoon kukhukhulise amatyotyombe
Izandyondyo zemvula zigaleleke ematyotyombenni Ekuphumuleni naseBekhela, ichaphazele abantu abakumakhulu amane namashumi asibhozo. Peter Luhanga Bamalunga namakhulu amane anamashumi asibhozo (480) amakhaya abo athe aphuphuma amanzi ngethuba idami elisemva kweholo likamasipala waseDunoon liphuphuma kumatyotyombe asekuphumuleni naseBekhela emva kwemvula ebina ngamandla ekuqaleni kweveki ephelileyo. La manzi anevumba elibi nawo abaphazamise abafundi xa besiya esikolweni. Le mvula, eqale […]
Dam overflow in Dunoon floods informal settlements
Heavy rain flooded shacks in Ekhuphumuleni and Bekhela informal settlements, affecting 480 people Peter Luhanga About 480 people had their homes flooded when a dam behind Dunoon municipal hall overflowed into Ikhuphumuleni and Bekhela informal settlements after heavy rain early last week. The foul-smelling water also disrupted learners on their way to school. The rain, […]
Owasetyhini usweleke kwityotyombe eDunoon emva kokusela iOld-buck gin
Amabango odlwengulo nokubulala akanasiseko Peter Luhanga Owasetyhini uye wabhubha kwityotyombe laseNewlands eDunoon emva kokutyholwa ngokusela ijini iOld Buck eyayithengwe kwishibhini yasekuhlaleni. Ukusweleka kowasetyhini ngoMvulo we-4 ka-Agasti kwabangela ukuba kubhalwe kuFacebook besithi udlwengulwe kwaye wakrwitshwa, kwabelwana kaninzi kumaqela oluntu. Kodwa amapolisa awachithile la mabango ngelithi akanasihlahla, isithethi samapolisa aseTable View uKapteni Adriana Chandler esithi amapolisa awafumananga […]
Woman dies in Dunoon shack after drinking gin
Claims of rape and murder have no basis Peter Luhanga A woman collapsed and died in a shack in Newlands informal settlement in Dunoon after allegedly drinking Old Buck gin purchased from a local shebeen. The woman’s death on Monday 4 August triggered Facebook posts claiming she had been raped and strangled, shared multiple times […]
Atlantis teens code their way into the future!
Staff Reporter A group of 14 bright sparks from Proteus Technical High School in Atlantis have wrapped up a high-tech crash course in coding, robotics and data science thanks to a cutting-edge skills drive by West Coast College. The two-week training bootcamp, held at the college’s Atlantis campus, was backed by BankSETA and the Western […]
Rats out, kids in
Rotten park gets makeover thanks to local heroes Peter Luhanga Dunoon’s only park has been rescued from ruin and is now a green, gleaming playground for township children. Once a hotspot for rats, rubbish and illegal scrap fires, Thandabantu Park has been reborn thanks to a major R700,00 facelift funded by local construction firm Ciolli […]
R40 million school left in ruins as parents rage
Dunoon Primary School faces vandalism and neglect Peter Luhanga A R40 million school in Dunoon, built under the Department of Basic Education’s Accelerated School Infrastructure Development Initiative (ASIDI), has become the latest symbol of public sector neglect. More than 45 school windows were smashed and the aluminium window panes stolen during the school holiday. As […]