Policewoman goes beyond call of duty to help needy

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A Nyanga policewoman is going above and beyond the call of duty to protect her community not only from crime but also from hunger and poverty. Lieutenant Colonel ...

Call for action after medic kidnapped, raped

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The Khayelitsha Health Forum is calling for community action to stop attacks on ambulance staff after a 25-year-old female medic was kidnapped and raped in the township. ...

Sassa outreach helps ease card switch scramble

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Khayelitsha grant recipients were full of praise for the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) during its community outreach programme there last Friday, ...

'People are tired of living in shacks’

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More than 200 residents from the shanty towns of Khayelitsha’s Ward 94 and surrounds marched to municipal offices in the township last week, calling for basic services ...

Message of support for amakrwala

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Nonzwakazi Methodist Church in Gugulethu sent a message of hope and encouragement to amakrwala (newly graduated initiates) during a payer gathering on Sunday.  The ...

Men’s issues under the spotlight

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Health and wellness, fatherhood, abuse, suicide, spirituality, financial well-being, depression and marriage were some of the issues discussed at a men's dialogue ...

Call to revive Gugulethu tourism

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Gugulethu's tourism industry is floundering because of crime, vandalism and poor infrastructure, but state policies that support small business could help to turn ...

Caregivers awarded certificates

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Caregivers received certificates after a week-long training at Ikhaya Elitsha Foundation. A Khayelitsha-based non-profit organisation (NGO) has made a call to township ...

Stationery boost for Gugs grade 12s

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Grade 12s get individual stationery packs from donors. Deputy Minister in the Presidency Nonceba Mhaluli kick-started her department’s back to school programme by ...

Endlovini pastor remains in custody after rape allegations

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A Khayelitsha pastor accused of raping and impregnating young church girls appeared in the Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court on Monday January 27 on charges of assault ...

Mvula Primary pupils receive school uniforms

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Nyanga township children could not wait to get back to the classroom after receiving brand new school uniforms on Monday January 20. The South African Social Security ...

Minister shares joy on her birthday

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Deputy Minister of Human Settlements Thandi Mahambehlala spent hours on the road on her birthday last Thursday, January 17, to help the elderly and vulnerable in ...

Deputy minister vows to provide efficient SASSA services

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Deputy Minister of Social Development Ganief Hendricks has reassured residents that they are working on an intervention to reduce long queues at the South African ...

Province’s traditional leaders urged to unite

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Traditional leaders must find common ground for unity to promote and preserve tradition, customs and cultures, says Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs ...

Police have failed us, Samora Machel residents tell ministerial imbizo

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Samora Machel residents are fed up with lazy police officers, robberies and the constant theft of their belongings, especially from their homes in broad daylight ...

Fire victims get help to rebuild their lives

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Victims of a fire that destroyed more than 300 shacks in Joe Slovo, Langa, on Boxing Day have received help from the government to rebuild their lives. National ...

Couple die in Gugulethu shack fire

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A couple died in a shack fire in Gugulethu’s Europe shanty town on Tuesday, says the fire department. Firefighters were alerted at about 1. 30am, said City Fire ...

Residents of rebuilt Langa houses given the gift of hope ahead of Christmas

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Christmas came early for two Langa families who were able to move into their newly rebuilt homes just days before the festive celebration. After having spent nearly ...

Campaign urges responsible behaviour on roads this holiday

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The South African National Taxi Council (Santaco) in the Western Cape together with Provincial Mobility MEC Isaac Sileku have launched a road safety campaign under ...

Award for Nyanga CPF secretary

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Nyanga Community Policing Forum (CPF) secretary Bishop Dumisani Qwebe received a service of excellence award at the annual Nyanga Prestigious awards held at the ...

Conference urges men to talk about their troubles

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Men should open up and talk about their troubles instead of letting them eat away at them to the point that they become angry and violent. This was one of the key ...

Christmas comes early for little ones

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Santa and French consul general Sophie Bel attended a Christmas lunch in Harare last week where children from needy homes received meals as well as gifts, including ...

Youth urged to make wise choices in holiday

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Young people were encouraged to choose between life, sickness or death at a pens-down event hosted at Samora Machel stadium last Thursday. The event was organised ...

Institute downplays extortion threat to initiates

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The protection-fee threats a man allegedly made against a Gugulethu family whose son is undergoing the Xhosa manhood ritual are not part of a wider extortion racket ...

Money is too tight to go home this festive season

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It’s a few weeks before Christmas and soon the streets of the townships will be buzzing with amagoduka (migrant workers) going home. It is exciting times for most ...