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…poorly during the 2024 general elections. While he was campaigning for the ANC in Rylands on the Cape Flats, one pensioner who spoke to Eyewitness News expressed his excitement about voting, but admitted he knew very little about politics. Whole window

…during the 2024 general elections. While he was campaigning for the ANC in Rylands on the Cape Flats, one pensioner who spoke to Eyewitness News expressed his excitement about voting but admitted he knew very little about politics.… Whole window

…are just saying, look, I'm not going to participate in the election. I spoke to one lady in Athlon, and she's saying, I mean, she didn't even bother to register to vote. So she's not voting at all. I mean, she's a 29-year-old, she's never… Whole window

With ordinary voters, some of them very angry, like Mfuleni as well, to vote to cost a vote for the ANC. What then is the ANC actually offering Cape Town voters? Has Ramaphosa set out a clear alternative for the city? And is the party's… Whole window

…I mean, the issue of affordability in Captown, the issue of rents, the issue of utility, the cost of utilities like electricity and water. And when I went out with him yesterday, or joined him at least in Athlon, that's what most people. Whole window

…election in 2024. Ramaphosa is spending the weekend in Cape Town, campaigning door-to-door in Rylands, Mfuleni, and Kailicha. Quentin Mchala joined the president for a visit to Athlone on Saturday. In a patched school hall, Ramaphosa… Whole window

In 2024, Ramaphosa is spending the weekend in Cape Town, campaigning door-to-door in Rylands, Mfuleni, and Kailicha. Quintan Mchala joined the president for a visit to Athlone on Saturday. In a packed school hall, Ramaphosa addressed ANC… Whole window

…of the stakeholders because the challenges that is happening to Nelson Mandela needs its own citizens. A resident from Rayland in Athlone, Mohamed Hussein, has bemoaned the high levels of crime in their area. Hussain was one of the Whole window

…community. And the high crime rate is also a problem within EU. This morning, Rabaposa will descend on Kailicha, one of the party's strongest constituencies, where he hopes to encourage its volunteers and supporters to get to the polls. Whole window

24. Ramaphosa spending the rest of the weekend in the city campaigning door to door in Rylands, Mfuleni, and in Kailicha. Quintanum Chala has more. In a packed school hall, Ramaphosa addressed ANC supporters, including the party's army of… Whole window

Ramaphosa is spending the rest of the weekend in the city, campaigning door to door in Rylands, Mfuleni, and in Kailicha. Quintan Chala has more. In a packed school hall, Ramaphosa addressed ANC supporters, including the party's army of… Whole window

…a campaign trail in Cape Town where he kicked off his campaigning with door-to-door visits in Athlone and ended with an address to party loyals in Mphulani. We are very pleased to have seen that a number of them registered, and we are… Whole window

Athlone and said they needed to participate in South Africa's democracy by casting their ballots. Quinton Gala, eyewitness news, meanwhile, Build 1 SA mayoral candidate Roger Solomon says Cape Town's housing market is increasingly shutting… Whole window

Engaged with the Muslim community in Athlone and said they needed to participate in South Africa's democracy by casting their ballots. Quinton Gala, eyewitness news in full in. Meanwhile, Build 1 SA mayoral candidate Roger Solomon says Cape… Whole window

…a benefit for me. So that is why I'm not voting. Also outside the building was Akila Samsung, who said she would demand of the politicians vying for a vote that they improve communities, especially schools. Eyewitness News Athlone. Whole window

…later today. Quentin Mikyala has more. Some students have been cordon off in the suburb of Rylands as ANC President Syro Ramaphosa sits down for an interview with the Cape Town community radio station. Outside the station's offices, local… Whole window

…Meanwhile, the ANC is in Cape Town with its leader Sal Rama Posa on a door-to-door campaign trail in Athlone. He said to visit him fully later today. Quintin Imjiala has more. Some seats have been caught off in the suburb of violence as. Whole window

…just more than two weeks before the local government elections. This morning, he spent time in Ethlone on a door-to-door campaign to make the case for the ANC. Quintin Mgyala reports from Ethlone. Some seats have been quoted off in the… Whole window

…worry about how they are campaigning on a daily basis. I worry about me also when we campaign there because history has shown us that people have been gunned down in Crossroad over the past years. And it's known councillors and me having. Whole window

Is where you can find entry details for that. And the Mitchells Plain Titans annual road race, Saturday, 21 October, with a 21.1 kilometer distance at 10 as well as a 5k family-friendly route taking you through Mitchells Plain towards the… Whole window

Elsa River. So that is a universal South African story. So people here will speak about how they lived in, I mean, they'll speak about how they were straight from Sophia Towns and into, you know, the township. So I speak about those… Whole window

…being homeless on the streets, I was in drag addiction and gangsters for 12 years in the streets of the Cape Flat, you know, and I was making money by washing taxis in Mitsu Splin, you know, also hustling what he called Scuttle in Capella. Whole window

…firearm and illegal possession of ammunition. He will make his first court appearance in Blue Downs Magistrates' Court once he has been charged. It's a partly cloudy afternoon in Gauteng today with isolated showers expected. Temporary. Whole window

Amateur Club Cup. We'll see the final teams battling out in football over three divisions at Athlone Stadium. Gates open at 12 and the games start at 1, and tickets available for that on Quicket. And then tomorrow night, sorry, no, it's… Whole window

…they don't look after the Kalija or Mitch Plain or Mennebeg or Hanoverbag or Langa Guletu, Philippi, Samoro. I mean, some areas they don't look after the council, really. So the Kepler is a deficient group area existed. I mean, if you are… Whole window

…It couldn't have been easy to shift from, or in addition to the practice in Mitchells Plain, the practice in Phippi, to extending the work to rural communities in the Eastern Cape. How has that journey been, and what have you found to? Whole window

…people behind the founding of Livingston High School. And that in 1926. Of course, there was Stephen Regan as well. That's one of the names that come to mind. So if you're living in Mitchell's Plain, you know the Stephen Regan Sports Car. Whole window

…private dental practice in Mitchell's Plain, and then there was also one that you opened in Philippi. You could easily have just continued in that way and leave it at that in terms of the core focus of the work. But what is it about what… Whole window

News in Mfuleni. You can find images and footage of this and other pre-election stories on all our EWN digital platforms. Police in Pumalanga are investigating the conduct of a pastor and his wife after they were found allegedly operating… Whole window

Pensioners in Mfuleni say they will go to the polls. Well, while one elderly man in his 60s who has been living in the area since the early 90s says he's had to keep the windows of his home closed to keep the stench of sewer spillages out,… Whole window

In Mfuleni. You can find images and footage of this and other pre-election stories on all our EWN digital platforms. Political parties are divided over the Constitutional Court ruling that compels the Electoral Commission to add 181 ANC… Whole window

…to us. Despite it, all the two pensioners say they will still vote. They hope their vote can finally bring the change they say their community has been waiting for. Or see Kwanamaling Amni eyewitness news in Mfuleni. You can find images. Whole window

…of about plus minus 30 females and the rest being males. As South Africa heads towards the local government elections, some pensioners in Mfuleni say they have given up on receiving service delivery. EWN, local government elections. Whole window

Friendly route taking you through Mitchell's Plain towards the coastline around Menandi and Stunfontein. A lovely race to enter racepass.co.zas. We'll get entry details. So that's the Cape in a wrap, Africa. Absolutely. And let's look at… Whole window

That. And the Mitchells Plain Titans annual road race, Saturday, 21 October, with a 21.1 kilometer distance, a 10 as well as a 5k family-friendly route taking you through Mitchells Plain towards the coastline around Menundi and Stunfontein.… Whole window

…And I know how hard it is for myself. I have no support system, right? Imagine how hard it is for other ladies within the communities of the Cape Flats. And that's where the initiative then grew from the thrift store, the another baby. Whole window

…support back then you know so imagine how many other ladies are out there especially in the cape flats right that need that support and that is where you know everything started and because of my own personal experiences yeah so yeah so… Whole window

Elsie's River exposed her to the hardships facing women who come from poor communities and the struggles of working in supporting families while either unemployed or working in low-income jobs. And she's in studio with us, delighted to… Whole window

…professional workplace attire from her community thrift store. Dania Chussen, the self-proclaimed Duchess of the Cape Flats. I love that. Am I saying that right? Dania? Correct. Dania. Dania. Dania. No, she isn't. Says that growing up in Whole window

And funny enough, I know you're focusing on Cape Flats township cinemas, but I also remember the Savoy in Rosebank. I think it was opposite the Baxter Theatre. And what I remember there is that I watched Sister act at the Savoy in Rosebank.… Whole window

…township life, and especially us, you know, who were really victims of forced removals. And like, I'm from a Hanover park, we moved from Langstown. So, like, in my area, the Capcree's, I used to go there virtually every Saturday. I would Whole window

It's an ongoing project, Lester. It's about documenting all the great cinemas of the Cape Flats, and I mean specifically the Cape Flats. Look, it's a very short form, it's an ongoing form that I'm hoping to expand. So I only managed this… Whole window

…might remember the Eldorado. I think you were struggling to find that name. There was the Princess and the Eldorado in the Glassy Park, Lotus River area. Yeah, they were two major cinemas in that area. Did the Eldorado cinema turn into the Whole window

…before my time, but I still know of before my time, but the edifice is still there. The Baijou in Observatory, the palace in Saltrover, the Kismet, Kismet in Athlone, right? Yes, in Athlone. There was the Kismet, Mario. All places that. Whole window

…you know, we have recently, a month or two ago, I visited Blue Combos and we have visited Philippi Kailicha in Cape Town, and we've seen Swedish pillages even in Cape Town and the Western Cape. So the situation is dire. It is very, very… Whole window

…I'm on the ground. Any of our TVCs that you see, myself and my team are on the ground. We're in these communities. We're there. When the water goes in, we're there. We're in Elsie's River, which I love. And, you know, Kai Leacher Google. Whole window

…so, South Africans as well. Let's not act as if we don't know the history of drugs on the Cape Flats, for example, or the history of gangsterism and gangs on the Cafes, for example. And the fact that we want to isolate all these crimes to… Whole window

Healthier lifestyle choices. The program will be launched in Westridge in Mitchell Splane with the department hoping to expand the range of activities and rewards in the future. The WOW rewards will allow participants to earn food vouchers… Whole window

Flats in under-resourced community. We spoke about Athlone, we spoke about Lansdone, we spoke about Heathfield tennis courts, Clifford. And it's something that I do want to address on this show and bring Tony in to talk about tennis… Whole window

Upgrade our tennis court here in Athlone in Clipfontein Road. And, you know, maybe you know, use the two courts, one as a tennis court and one as a pedal court. It will be such an upliftment for our community here. Yeah, congratulations,… Whole window

…were going to be able to do it. Yeah, and what I wanted to ask, man, was that you know, we in Athlone we have a very dilapidated tennis court, and you know, for us also to be a winning community as such, we need the city, you know, to come… Whole window

…it's like a constant barrage of destruction, which is just so wrong and unfair. Hink says it was so sad to see over COVID how the play park in Langa was taken over by people putting houses on the field and breaking down the place. I'm also Whole window

…really appreciate your time. There's a debate with political parties on the 21st of October in Mitchell Splain. It is what political parties are promising children. If I had the money at the moment, I would want to have a a kids' party, a… Whole window

…areas and communities, the southern suburbs are very well endowed with play parks. As I say, within a kilometer of where I live in Claremont, there are four wonderful play parks fully equipped. But go to Bishop Labis, go to Nyunga. Whole window

Residents for making healthier lifestyle choices. The program will be launched in Westridge in Mitchellsplain with the department hoping to expand the range of activities and rewards in the future. Wow, rewards will allow participants to… Whole window

…different. You're calling it WOW Awards, and you are started a long-term pilot in Westridge in Mitchell's plain. How is it going to work in practice, Sadiq? Yes, so we're in partnership with an entity that has an app. It's called Zlato.… Whole window

…year against Ireland in Cape Town over the next two Saturdays. Those games will take place at Athlone Stadium as they conclude the 2026 Global Series for the hosts, who just returned from Europe where they played Wales, Italy, and Spain.… Whole window

…Affairs is the interesting part. It's the interesting part. Thomas says the consultant at the Lansdowne branch told him that it was happening so often that the bank had created this form letter. Okay, and that without that letter, Home… Whole window

…must take our power back and stop giving the billionaires this power. Hi, this is Cynthia from Mitchell's Plain. Oh, I'm scarred for life. I remember during the budget vote for that tax increase, that huge tax increase that the ANC was… Whole window

Turnout in the last election for residents of Mfuleni. So those numbers, 44% of the people in Mfuleni decided who must govern Mfuleni in the last elections. Are you going to be changing that after hearing these candidates? And who do you… Whole window