Author: Dana Osborn

By DANA OSBORN “I just think there is a complete lack of hope for people; they’re like, ‘well there’s no employment, so to go to school and get an education there is no guarantee you’re going to get a job anyway’.” In the aftermath of the local elections, Cathy Gush, the literacy manager at the Lebone Centre, shared her thoughts on the issues in Ward 4 and what she hopes will change in the future. She believes that the new Ward Councillors need to work with NGO’s and prioritise services for children. When asked about the difficulties faced in the…

By DANA OSBORN Philip Machanick has been dedicated to bettering the Makhanda community for quite some time. His new challenge is contesting the local municipal elections as the Makana Citizens Front (MCF) Ward 4 candidate. Machanick is an Associate Professor of Computer Sciences at the University Currently Known as Rhodes, and a former chair of the Makana Residents Association (MRA). He is contesting the election separately from the MRA, as it is a non-partisan organisation. However, in this role as MRA chair, Machanick said he had “been in a position to get a clear grasp on the service delivery issues”.…