‘HIV is manageable, but you need to be very disciplined’

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

When he tested positive for HIV 29 years ago, nurses at a clinic told Lumkile Sizila to go home and wait for his death. He was devastated and he went home deflated. ...

Unchaining people from addiction

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Staff and patients at at the Unchain Our Township centre in Khayelitsha. The fight against substance abuse is gaining momentum in Khayelitsha with a non-profit organisation ...

Pedalling township youth forward

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Two cycling clubs in Gugulethu have joined forces in a bid to make cycling a popular sport in the area. The NY Qiqa Cycling Academy and Gugulethu 7 Cycling Organisation ...

Young women learn baking skills

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

A group of young unemployed women from Makhaza in Khayelitsha received baking training through a partnership between USAID, Networking HIV and Aids Community of ...

Photographer aims to inspire other disabled people

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Khayelitsha photographer Simphiwe Ntshayi, who was struck by polio as a child, has started the Simpra Foundation to inspire disabled people to live positively. Raised ...

iGugulethu Book Fair aims to change narrative of township

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

The inaugural iGugulethu Book Fair will take place on Saturday December 14 at the Gugulethu sports complex, from 8am to 5pm. Lumkile’s Book Joint SA, based in Gugulethu, ...

Barbershop turns tragedy into hope

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Pictured are barbershop staffers, Soso Norhubela, Akhonawo Mpehle, Mzwandile Tsule and Inam Thafu. Barbershop staff members ...

Urban and kasi farmers forge unity

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

The re-elected provincial executive committee Ranthekeleng Dlangamandla, Matshidiso Masebe, Nomfundo Ndumdum, Nolubabalo Magocoba , Qondiso Mooi, Bukelwa Sonamzi, ...

SA’s own ‘Miss Rachel’ has song and dance with kids

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Yondela Tweta from Umncedi, Mikhulu Child Development Trust and Flourish with YouTuber and special guest Ntombebongo Peteni who shared stories with little ones. ...

Kulani Secondary pupils form peace club

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Pupils at Langa’s Kulani Secondary School became the first school in South Africa to launch a peace club, joining more than 300 other schools around the world involved ...

Festival highlights power of storytelling

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Zimkitha Macengulashe Zilo and Keletse Yende. Author Lumkile Mzukwa capturing some moments. The 2024 Khayelitsha Book Festival was a celebration of the power of ...

Former ward councillor vies for position as KBF chair

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Former ward councillor and Sub-council 10 chairman Mfundisi Patrick Mngxunyeni has thrown his name into the hat as Khayelitsha Business Forum (KBF) holds an elective ...

Angry parents close special school

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Angry parents stormed the Khayelitsha Special School in Makebeni Road on Tuesday morning demanding that the school be shut down following a dispute with bus drivers ...

Khayelitsha’s healing oasis for the elderly

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

In the heart of Khayelitsha, the food garden at the Neighbourhood Old Age Homes (Noah) centre has become a sanctuary for the elderly. This little green oasis is ...

Passengers endure eight-hour delay on trip as Intercape bus breaks down four times

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Passengers travelling on an Intercape bus from Cape Town to East London on Sunday September 29 were delayed by eight hours after the bus got stuck four times following ...

Khayelitsha residents bid farewell to loyal teacher

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Khayelitsha residents came in large numbers to pay their last respects to the late teacher Sikhumbuzo Charles Ntsiko who passed away a week ago. Mr Ntsiko, who taught ...

School beauties ooze confidence

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

The reigning Miss Teenager SA Iminathi Dondolo was a judge at the Miss ...

New specialised wheelchair for basketball star

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

A Site B basketball player’s dreams of owning a specialised wheelchair came true when Sub-council 9 bought her some brand new wheels. Nolitha Kibido, 23, started ...

Call to help family after fire guts home

Vukile Sonandzi and Phiri Cawe|Published

The community of Mandela Park in Khayelitsha has rallied behind a family whose house was gutted by fire. The Pendukas, of Reverend Marawu Crescent, were woken by ...

Police investigate raid on Gugulethu home

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

An 82-year-old Gugulethu woman says she is living in fear after men in police uniforms forced their way into her home. Feziwe Apleni says she was woken in the early ...

Residents demand greater action against crime

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Residents marched to two police stations on Saturday August 31 to voice their anger at the high levels of crime in Khayelitsha. Pastor Xola Mafilika handed over ...

Kasi Angels makes life a little easier for pensioners

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

Once a month, the founder of the Kasi Angels Foundation, Gerald Nomlala, and volunteers wake early to prepare food for elderly grant recipients at the Nyanga Junxion ...

Helping girls, women build resilience

Vukile Sonandzi|Published

A non-profit company, the School of Hard Knocks (SoHK), has launched a programme to tackle the mental health burdens that girls and women bear. Last week, SoHK celebrated ...