Unathi Obose
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Members of Lesbian Gays Bisexual Transgender Queer Intersexual + (LGBTQI) community protested in front of Khayelitsha Magistrates’ Court, where a teenager made his first appearance on Monday 8 December in connection with the death of Kwakhanya Ntlanganiso, allegedly killed at BT informal settlement in Site C on Wednesday 3 December owing to his sexuality.
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Shack-fire victims at Donkey Square informal settlement in Site B, Khayelitsha are appealing to the government to assist them with building material to rebuild their shacks.
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As the country observes 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children the Khayelitsha Sub-District branch of the South African Police Service, consisting of nine police stations, hosted an anti-gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide at the Thusong Centre on Thursday 4 December.
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Shack dwellers from Makhaza Road Reserved Informal Settlement had to evacuate their shacks after they were flooded with sewage on Saturday 29 November.
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At least 38 informal homes burnt down and four people died in two separate shack fire incidents on Monday 1 December in Ward 52 in Langa.
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At least four shack-fire incidents occurred in different parts of the City this past weekend, in which 448 people were homeless and 233 shacks burnt down.
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“The only thing that is needed when you are HIV positive is to take care of your body and treatment,” said a Khayelitsha HIV/Aids activist, Babalwa Mazaleni.
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“It feels good to see there are people who are watching and recognising what one is doing while still alive.”
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A leader of Ward 99 Development Forum in Harare, Khayelitsha has lashed back at the City and accused it of ruling along racial lines.
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Excitement was evident on the faces of staff members and learners at Vuzamanzi Primary school in Site C in Khayelitsha at the opening of the new school lab today (Thursday 27 November).
