Cape Town author’s first book lifts the lid on township life
Lele Mbinda says The Township grew from lived experience and years of guiding researchers through communities shaped by poverty and resilience Peter Luhanga When Capetonian writer Lele Mbinda released his first book last year, there was no grand launch or formal unveiling. What he felt instead was a quiet sense of relief that he had […]
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 […]
Iimpuku ziphuma zingana nabantwana
Ipaki ebolileyo ifumane i-makeover ngenxa kumagorha alapha Peter Luhanga Ipaki yaseDunoon ekukuphela kwayo iye yahlangulwa ekonakalisweni kwaye ngoku iluhlaza, ibala lokudlala elimenyezelayo labantwana baselokishini. Yake yaba yindawo ethandwa kakhulu kwiimpuku, inkunkuma kunye nemililo yenkunkuma engekho mthethweni, iPaki yaseThandabantu iye yaphinda yazalwa ngenxa yoncedo olukhulu lwama-R700,00 oluxhaswa yinkampani yokwakha yasekuhlaleni iCiolli Brothers kunye neSixeko saseKapa. NgoLwesibini we-22 kaJulayi, iCiolli […]
Rastas and local celebrities call on youth to take charge of their future
Former champion boxer Sinethemba Blom leads Youth Day celebrations in Dunoon as reggae and dance mark the ocassion Peter Luhanga Beneath a haze of dagga and Bob Marley’s rebel chords, the Rastafari community gathered in Dunoon on Monday 16 June, to mark Youth Day, honouring the children who were killed in the 1976 Soweto Uprising. […]
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 […]
ISwartland SMME indaba yokukhuthaza oosomashishini basekhaya
Oosomashishini basekuhlaleni bahlonitshwa ngokusungula izinto ezintsha kunye nefuthe loluntu kwi-SMME Indaba Umbhali wethu Kuthe kwabakho iNdaba yokusungula izinto ezintsha kunye nethuba kwiHolo yeDolophu yaseMalmesbury ngoLwesihlanu njengoko uMasipala waseSwartland ebebambe i-Indaba yakhe yesibini yamaShishini amaNcinci, aPhakathi namaNcinci (SMME). Oosomashishini abasuka kuwo wonke ummandla baye badibana ukuze babonise iimveliso zabo, banxibelelane neengcali zoshishino, kunye nokufikelela kwizixhobo ezibalulekileyo, […]
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Atlantis Special Economic Zone hosts networking breakfast to combat youth unemployment
In an effort to address the pressing issue of youth unemployment, the Atlantis Special Economic Zone (ASEZ) held its “Partnering for Progress” networking breakfast, uniting public and private sector leaders on Monday, 9 September, at the Atlantis Industrial hub. This event brought together key stakeholders to explore sustainable strategies for improving skills development and employability […]
Umlilo ushiye abantu abangama-80 bengenamakhaya eWitsand, eAtlantis
Abahlali bayagxalathelana ukugcina izinto zabo nanjengoko umlilo utshabalalisa amatyotyombe angamashumi amabini INTATHELI YETHU Abahlali abangamashumi asibhozo bashiyeke bengenamakhaya ngethuba kutsha amatyotyombe angama-20 kumatyotyombe kaZone 8 eWitsand, e-Atlantis, ngeCawa umhla wama-22 kweyoMsintsi. Okuvuyisayo kukuba, akukho nzakala okanye abantu babhubhileyo kulo mlilo uqhambuke nge-3:30pm. UZimkhita Meme, 33, umama oneminyaka emithathu, elishumi, kunye neshumi elinesithathu kunye nabantwana bakhe […]