Katlehong
latest news & developments
Load-shedding: The carpenter calls on his ancestors
Fano Buthelezi believes his traditional faith – with a mix of Christianity and Islam – keeps his woodwork shop going amid Eskom’s blackouts
Khaya Koko: Katlehong is Mzwandile Masina’s ‘Animal Farm’
The Ekurhuleni mayor’s family home and the Katlehong section in which it is situated are spared the debilitating five-hour blackouts from powerless Eskom
Katlehong residents banded together to keep ‘The Last Complex Standing’
Khaya Koko, who lives in the township, writes about how he and other residents of Zone 3 and Zone 4 devised a plan to protect their area
Kasi kids who love to build robots
The JumpStart programme is giving primary schoolchildren a masterclass in artificial intelligence (and they’re loving it)
‘Bright’ learner fatally shot outside Katlehong school
The child was caught in the crossfire of an alleged shootout between two rival taxi associations
Schools shouldn’t be political bait
If the state allows disgruntled citizens to gamble with the future of schoolchildren, we will not fix the inequalities that cripple the country
Sithembile Mbete
Academic, University of Pretoria
Slice Of Life: The journey to opportunity
"Opposed to this colonial idea of what a city is, townships are actually cities"
Madibaville isn’t always paradise
Living in a settlement named after Nelson Mandela doesn’t mean you have the basics.
When mother is snatched away, Gogo picks up the pieces
South Africa’s maternal mortality rate leaves the elderly to deal with its consequences, with many unable to keep up.
Decommissioned old age home still operating in Katlehong
An old age home in Katlehong is still accommodating people after it was shut down in 2009, Gauteng’s department of health and social development says.
Woman arrested for killing boyfriend
A 24-year-old woman was arrested for murder in Katlehong. The woman allegedly shot dead her boyfriend, a metro police office, after an argument.