Mthuthuzeli Ntseku

Multimedia Journalist, Cape Argus

V&A Food Market to close, vendors upset at being left in the lurch

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

Vendors trading at the V&A Food Market are soon to be without a home as the lease of the building they are trading in has not been renewed.

Life of Dr Madosini Mpahleni celebrated at Langa memorial service

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The Langa Baptist Church was packed last night as residents, friends and local musicians gathered to celebrate the life of the late, globally-renowned musical pioneer, ...

It’s 2023, what are your new year’s resolutions? Here's what a few Capetonians are saying

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

A new set of wheels, purchasing property and furthering studies are some of the new year’s resolutions made by some Capetonians as we enter the new year.

WCED to increase non-paying fee schools while pricier schools are increasing fees next year

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A total of 161 schools would be offered this opportunity, on top of the 248 Quintile 4-5 schools that currently have no-fee status.

Siv Ngesi helps Khayelitsha yoga teacher with women’s trip to watch 'The Woman King'

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Forty women from Khayelitsha will be treated to an experience of a lifetime when they see the recently released “Woman King“ movie at the V&A Waterfront over the ...

Puerto Rico crowned Mr Gay World after gruelling week for the contestants

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Mr Gay Puerto Rico, José López Ramírez, was crowned Mr Gay World at the 14th instalment of the competition, the first win from the region.

It’s all systems go for the Mr Gay World 2022 contest in Cape Town

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In just two days, one of the delegates from seven countries would be crowned the next ambassador and a mouthpiece for queer community rights in the next instalment ...

Upcoming major events expected to boost Cape’s tourism and hospitality sector

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Cape Town Tourism CEO Enver Duminy said they would work closely with the City and the wider tourism industry to ensure a balanced approach to hosting mega-events ...

Call for child safety, self-defence to be in school curriculum as child murders rise

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

With the escalating number of murders and attempted murders of children, as contained in the latest crime statistics, civil society organisations have called for ...

Archival work of acclaimed photojournalist Rashid Lombard finds a home at UWC

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The work of acclaimed photojournalist and activist Rashid Lombard has found a new home at UWC. The project is a multi-partnership between the national Department ...

Cape Town arts sector mourns the death of local artist Primrose Mrwebi

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The death of Khayelitsha-born renowned writer, poet, teacher, and director Primrose Mrwebi has been described as a huge loss for Cape Town’s arts industry.

Desmond and The Tutus says Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu’s presence in pop culture was undeniable

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According to members of the band Desmond and The Tutus, who in 2005 established a punk rock group named in his honour, the Arch was not only a freedom fighter and ...

Local maritime educator Brian Ingpen honoured with Presidential Award

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Simon’s Town School’s Maritime Studies Programme founder and educator extraordinaire, Brian Ingpen, is one of the recipients of the National Order of the Baobab ...

Digibus to offer advanced online and literacy to Langa learners

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

More than 1 000 primary school learners in Langa will now have access to advanced online literacy programmes.

Policing forum takes steps to end rise in gang violence at schools in Grabouw

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The Grabouw Community Policing Forum says it has seen a sudden influx of gangs into primary and high schools in the area. This follows the recent stabbing incident ...

Child Commissioner Report: 54% of Western Cape children live with both parents

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

Child Commissioner Annual Report - Only 50 complaints or enquiries were received by the office of the Western Cape Commissioner for Children between June last year ...

Sea Point church opens its doors to let nearly 250 homeless people get the Covid-19 jab

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

With the province’s Covid-19 numbers of active infections having reached 22 514 by Wednesday, the provincial Health Department in partnership with NGOs is moving ...

Concern over dog poisonings in Blikkiesdorp

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The Tin Can Town, a rehabilitation and animal rescue organisation, said it had seen a sudden rash of dog poisonings in the area around Blikkiesdorp.

Reward offered to help find a blind Khayelitsha owner's lost guide dog

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The Guide Dogs SA is offering a reward for information that might help in finding a blind Khayelitsha owner’s lost guide dog.

SA Satanic church offering R10 000 reward in hunt for Manenberg cat serial killer

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The SA Satanic church is offering a R10 000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a Manenberg cat serial killer.

Organisations taking stock after the first phase of vaccinations for Cape homeless

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

The Hope Exchange director Reverend Annie Kirke said the first phase of the homeless vaccination administered at their site attracted 148 homeless people, with 147 ...

People abandoning domestic rabbits at Cape dam are 'being cruel and inconsiderate'

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Pet owners who are dumping their domesticated rabbits are being cruel and inconsiderate, said the Animal Welfare Society of SA.

Public asked to refrain from castrating their own pets

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Animal Welfare Society of SA spokesperson Allan Perrins said neutering was a major operation and required general anaesthesia and should not be done by an unqualified ...

Investigation into queerphobia at DF Malan High School under way, says Schäfer

Mthuthuzeli Ntseku|Published

An investigation is under way into allegations of queerphobia and discrimination at DF Malan High School in Bellville, said Education MEC Debbie Schäfer.

Angry parents protest and shut down school in Bishop Lavis over teacher’s sick leave

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Bishop Lavis parents barricaded the gates of Lavis Rylaan Primêre Skool on Monday, blocking the school’s teachers and pupils from accessing the building, over a ...

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