News

Exactly 30 years after her daughter was brutally killed in Gugulethu, Linda Biehl returned to the site where her child spent the last few minutes of her life on Friday 25 August 1993.

Farming is not for the faint-hearted. This is the sentiment of Welcome Sandlana (63). “You need to be strong and persevere.”.

Scores of women from Khayelitsha and the surrounding areas converged at Grassroots Youth Academy in Makhaza, on Saturday 26 August, for the launch of Isitha Women’s Organisation.

A rock, a humble person, a straight talker, a mother and a friend, are just some of the words used to describe the late jazz singer Sylvia Mdunyelwa.

Staff at Noluthando School for the Deaf at Site B, in Khayelitsha, vowed to continue protesting until their grievances are answered by the Western Cape Education Department (WCED).

The killing of four people in two days has polarised the community of KTC and entrenched fear among residents.

Young people from the SST informal settlement in Town Two are threatening to take the law into their hands to protect a local park.

Despite the effects of patriarchy on society, there is much to celebrate about women, as this month sets out to emphasise, and this includes showing initiative and innovativeness. For this reason, women need to unite and support one another.

Octotel, the leading fibre network operator in the Western Cape, recently announced its partnership with the Gugulethu Sports Council to honour and support the Gugulethu Community Neighbourhood Watch.

After playing in three successive netball world cup contests and competing in some of the best and tough leagues in the world, Khayelitsha’s superstar, Phumza Maweni is now ready to impart some of her knowledge and skills to the local…