Pastors host prayer service for peaceful elections

Peter Luhanga In hopes of ensuring peaceful elections as political parties compete in what may be historic elections on Wednesday, 20 pastors from various church denominations held a prayer service at the Sophakama Primary School hall on Saturday 25 May.  The service was attended by voters, taxi bosses from the Dunoon Taxi Association (DTA), the […]

ANC urges voter turnout in Dunoon

Oliver Tambo branch stresses they are not to blame for residents’ woes, as they are not in power Peter Luhanga   The ANC campaigned in Dunoon ahead of elections, with the Oliver Tambo branch addressing voters in a makeshift community hall in Doornbach informal settlement on 22 May. The event was attended by about 100 people […]

Ulutsha lwaseDunoon alukholelwa ukuba ivoti yalo iza kuzisa utshintsho

Intswela-ngqesho kunye neemeko zokuphila eziphantsi zibangela ukungakhathali ekuvoteni  INTATHELI YETHU Kwabanye abahlali abasebatsha abahlala kumatyotyombe amdaka, athanda ukutshiswa ngumlilo, akukho mdla ungako wokuthatha inxaxheba kunyulo oluyimbali lwangoLwesithathu.  Ulutsha lukhankanya ukunqongophala kwamathuba emisebenzi, iinkqubo zolutsha, kunye neemeko ezingentle zokuhlala njengezizathu zokuphoxeka kwalo kwinkqubo yokuvota.  Akukho nentengiso kumajelo eendaba ezentlalo ethunyelwe ngabaphembeleli abahlawulwa ngamaqela ezopolitiko ibahenda ukuba […]

Victims of Doornbach shack fire unable to vote

The Department of Home Affairs failed to send a mobile unit, preventing those who lost their documents from obtaining temporary IDs. Peter Luhanga   Hundreds of Dunoon residents won’t be able to vote in South Africa’s historic elections on Wednesday, as their ID cards were destroyed in a devastating shack fire in the Doornbach informal settlement […]

Amakhulu ashiyeke ngaphandle kwingqele kwaye emanzi emva kokutsha kwamatyotyombe eDunoon

NgoLwesibini umhla we-7 kuCanzibe, iinkokeli zabahlali bezisaqhubeka nokuququzelela amaxhoba omlilo kumatyotyombe aseDoornbach eKapa.  INTATHELI YETHU  Ashiyeke ethandabuza amakhulu abantu abaphulukene namakhaya abo kumlilo ogqugqise kumatyotyombe aseDoornbach eDunoon ngoMvulo we-6 kaMeyi ka-2024.  Nangona kungakhange kubikwe mntu wonzakeleyo, lo mlilo utshabalalise amatyotyombe angaphaya kwamakhulu amabini.  Uninzi lwezi ntsapho lwachitha ubusuku ngaphandle ukuze lukhusele nantoni na olukwaziyo ukuyisindisa […]

West Coast College claims 16 Golds; Neethling Shines with five

West Coast College dominates national Track & Field, clinches victory over provincial rivals Sports Reporter Tarmyn-Leigh Neethling, a standout performer from West Coast College’s Citrusdal campus, clinched an impressive haul of five gold medals, contributing to the college’s remarkable total of 16 gold medals at the 2024 CoSACSA Track & Field Competition.  The competition unfolded at Gauteng […]

Hundreds left outside in the cold and wet after Dunoon shack fire

On Tuesday 7 May, community leaders were still coordinating relief efforts for fire victims at Doornbach informal settlement in Cape Town Peter Luhanga Hundreds of people were left outside in the cold and wet after their homes were gutted in a fire that ripped through Doornbach informal settlement in Dunoon on Monday 6 May 2024. […]

Atlantis Special Economic Zone secures R16 billion investment, creates 2500 jobs

Stakeholder engagement highlights green economy progress and partnership opportunities Staff Reporter  In a groundbreaking move to propel South Africa’s green economy, the Atlantis Special Economic Zone Company (ASEZCo) recently unveiled a remarkable R16 billion investment pipeline. This initiative is set to create 2500 direct jobs, with an additional R3.4 billion investment securing an extra 800 […]

Umqhubi weBolt ugwetywe ngokuhlaba abantu ababini abangabasetyhini 

Izityholo zonyuka zisuka kwinjongo yokwenzakalisa umzimba, ukuya kutsho ekuzameni ukubulala INTATHELI YETHU Umqhubi weBolt oneminyaka engama-39 ubudala otyholwa ngokuhlaba abakhweli ababini ababhinqileyo ngoMgqibelo umhla we-4 kuCanzibe ukuvela kwakhe okokuqala kwinkundla yamatyala kwiNkundla kaMantyi yaseKapa ngoLwesihlanu we-10 kuCanzibe.  UBenedict Chitungu utyholwa ngokuhlaba uSilu Daniso (21) kunye noNolusindiso Dlangamandla (20) emva kwengxabano emva kokuba becele ukukhweliswa eMonte […]

Bolt driver charged with stabbing two female passengers

Charges escalated from intent to cause grievous bodily harm, to attempted murder Peter Luhanga   The 39-year-old Bolt driver accused of stabbing two female passengers on Saturday 4 May made his first court appearance for a bail hearing in the Cape Town Magistrate Court on Friday 10 May.  Benedict Chitungu is alleged to have stabbed Silu […]