Articles for Mary-Anne Gontsana

Gugulethu toddler needs a liver transplant … and a better house

Transplant patients in poor housing face risk of infection, doctors warn

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News | 24 January 2017

“How I was kidnapped and forced to marry”

A woman tells how her ambition to be a nurse was thwarted by ukuthwala

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Feature | 16 January 2017

Teenager’s joy at wheelchair gift

Public response “overwhelming” for Palesa Kwayiba

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Brief | 23 December 2016

Residents in Khayelitsha barricade homes against overflowing toilets

City says it has tried unsuccessfully for a week to clear the blockage

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News | 14 December 2016

Teachers oppose 20% pass mark for maths

"We are setting these children up for failure”

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News | 8 December 2016

New suburb in Fisantekraal gets underway

200 houses handed over, but some residents complain of lack of privacy

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News | 30 November 2016

The spinach king of Khayelitsha

After opening his second bakery, Lufefe Nomjana plans to go global

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News | 22 November 2016

TAC pickets against alleged shoddy treatment at Khayelitsha clinic

Complaints over treatment of pregnant women, lack of confidentiality and other issues

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Brief | 18 November 2016

Bridges For Music under construction

Building has commenced on a music academy in Langa

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News | 4 November 2016

Victims of apartheid are victims again, say Khulumani marchers

Protesters gather outside parliament to demand reparations

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News | 28 October 2016

Paralysed teenager bitten by rats while sleeping

14-year-old Palesa Kwayiba, who uses a wheelchair, puts a brave face on the daily struggle of living in an informal settlement

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News | 26 October 2016

Dirty communal toilets cause stink in house

“Sometimes I cannot even cook because the smell from the toilets is overwhelming”

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News | 21 October 2016

Mfuleni land occupied following dispute

Backyarders frustrated at delays

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News | 19 October 2016

Black Sash gathers support for social grants campaign

“Hands off our Grants” event in St George’s Cathedral

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News | 12 October 2016

Students close down most of UWC and CPUT

“Our fight is not just for free education”

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News | 3 October 2016

If UCT shuts down, I’ll have to get a job, says student

Commerce student supports protests but fears for future

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News | 3 October 2016