Teachers, students and parents demand toilets and libraries for schools
“Our school has four pit-toilets, two for the boys and two for the girls”, Yonela Jumba says. “These toilets are also used by the teachers.”
Koketso Moeti
News | 16 July 2014
“Police were firing and I ran for cover”
An eye-witness to the eviction of hundreds of Nomzamo residents in June described the “chaotic” scene to the ministerial inquiry this morning.
Barbara Maregele
News | 15 July 2014
Will MyCiti change transport for Khayelitsha?
After the launch of the MyCiti bus route from Khayelitsha to the city centre last Saturday, GroundUp journalist Pharie Sefali took the bus in during morning and afternoon rush hours.
Pharie Sefali
News | 15 July 2014
Judges Matter: transforming the judiciary
Twenty-two civil society organisations have launched a coalition to lobby for transformation in the judiciary.
Michelle Korte
News | 15 July 2014
Do wage increases lead to greater inequality?
Recent articles in GroundUp by Gilad Isaacs on the conclusions to be drawn from the long platinum strike have prompted a vigorous debate about the nature of inequality in South Africa. Here economist Mike Schussler argues that demands for higher wages will lead to more inequality, not less.
Mike Schussler
Opinion | 15 July 2014
Death with dignity not only a debate for developed countries
Desmond Tutu's support for assisted dying made headlines across the world this week, and brought the debate into the mainstream in South Africa.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 15 July 2014
How a Steenberg woman is helping victims of domestic violence
For the past 17 years Moriedah Dien has been a volunteer at the Steenberg police station Victim Support Room, assisting anyone who has experienced crime. Now she wants to establish a proper safe house for women who are victims of domestic violence.
Yazeed Kamaldien
News | 15 July 2014
Growing vegetables in the oddest place
Thabani Marhanjana is growing a vegetable garden in an unusal place - on the roof of a two-story building in Makhaza, Khayelitsha.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 15 July 2014
Lwandle inquiry begins
The ministerial inquiry into the eviction of hundreds of informal settlement residents in Nomzamo near Lwandle Strand began today.
Barbara Maregele
News | 14 July 2014