Codeta employee gets R100 000 for long service

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

The Cape Organisation for Democratic Taxi Association (Codeta) has given a cheque for R100 000 to its administrative officer, Lusanda Magoda, saying it recognises ...

Extortion suspected in Philippi killings

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Extortion is suspected to be behind the killing of five men, aged 22 to 30, whose burnt bodies were found in Better Life, Philippi, although the exact motive for ...

Taxis torched as internal dispute rages

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

A tense atmosphere followed the torching of 20 taxis at Nyanga taxi rank at the weekend. An internal fight for leadership in the Cape Amalgamated Taxi Association ...

Another blaze hit Taiwan informal settlements

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Another heavy fire has Taiwan informal settlements in Site C, destroying more than 100 shacks and leaving more than 50 families homeless. The fire broke out last ...

Codeta shows spirit of Ubuntu

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

“We are a caring taxi association and your pain is our pain”. These were the words of the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Association (CODETA) chairman, Nceba ...

STEM school gets major eboost

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

It was smiles galore when state owned entity Sentech donated 30 tablets and eight projectors to Molo Mhlaba school in Harare Square on Friday January 31. This donation ...

Institute supports ‘torchbearers of education’

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

The Molo Mhlaba Institute in Harare has launched two fellowship programmes for teachers to learn about Montessori teaching methods and inclusive education. The year-long ...

Kuyasa MyCiti station repairs nearly complete

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis together with mayoral committee member for urban mobility, Rob Quintas, visited the Kuyasa MyCiti station to inspect the repair and upgrade ...

Ezimfeneni watch member killed while on patrol

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

The community of Makhaza and all of Khayelitsha have been left reeling in shock after a member of Ezimfeneni Neighbourhood Watch in Enkanini, Monwabisa Mkhutshulwa, ...

Joe Slovo Secondary shines with 99. 3% pass

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

A mix of pride, joy and excitement could be felt among pupils, teachers and parents at Khayelitsha’s Joe Slovo Secondary School this week with the announcement that ...

Armed guards held after fatal taxi rank shooting

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Commuters were forced to take cover during a gunfight at the Nyanga taxi rank on Tuesday morning that left a taxi security guard dead and another seven injured. ...

Boy killed in Barbershop shooting

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

This is the barbershop where four young boys were shot by three unknown gunmen leaving a 12-year-old boy dead. Harare residents are still reeling a week after three ...

Hospital play area to help child patients recover

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Child patients at the Khayelitsha District Hospital have a place to be children again at the hospital's new therapeutic play area. The play area, made possible with ...

Foundation wipes away gogo’s tears and rebuilds her home

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Christmas came early for a 78-year-old Nyanga resident when she was handed the keys to her rebuilt house on Tuesday, December 10. Nomasogololo Ntunjana lost her ...

Men bring their challenges to the table

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

In an effort to encourage men to talk openly about issues relating to their health, the Ibuyamba organisation, in partnership with the Phindile Mtonga Foundation, ...

Cop accused of raping detainee appears in court

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

An Mfuleni police constable accused of twice raping a 26-year-old female detainee in a cell appeared in the Blues Downs Magistrate’s Court on Monday. The incident ...

Four arrests in fatal Mfuleni shooting

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Four arrests have been made following the fatal shooting at a shack in Mfuleni on Sunday December 1 which claimed the lives of five men. The four suspects, aged ...

Anger over dumped expired food

Siyavuya Khaya and Staff Reporter|Published

Tensions are high in Khayelitsha after what is suspected to be expired spaza shop stock was found dumped. The discovery follows a nationwide crackdown on spaza shops ...

No taxi fee increase for festive season

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

There is one less thing to worry about for long-distance taxi commuters after the Cape Organisation for the Democratic Taxi Association (CODETA), announced that ...

Flooding disaster victims get help

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Hundreds of victims of flooding in various townships across the province received gas stoves, gas cylinders and food parcels at a function attended by Deputy Human ...

Ilitha Labantu training opens doors for women

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Twenty young women from Gugulethu and Nyanga are learning how to become nail technicians thanks to a five-month course provided by Ilitha Labantu a non-profit organisation ...

Extortion growing fast, says Community Safety MEC

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

There are four types of extortion in the province and two of them are especially common in Philippi, where murder cases climbed 70% in the first quarter of the year, ...

Woman held for allegedly starting fatal shack fire

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

A woman is facing murder charges after she was arrested for allegedly starting a fire in Makhaza's LR shanty town that claimed the lives of two people. Firefighters ...

Taiwan fire leaves misery in its wake

Siyavuya Khaya|Published

Khayelitsha’s Taiwan shanty town is reeling following the Sunday evening fire that left scores homeless. More than 50 firefighters from several fire stations battled ...