Ugandan doctor, released by Home Affairs, thanks South African activists
Paul Semugoma is free and can live and work in South Africa. This followed a dramatic day of court action and negotiations between lawyers representing Semugoma and the Department of Home Affairs.
GroundUp Staff
News | 20 February 2014
Tense student protest outside False Bay College
Students protested outside the Khayelitsha Campus of False Bay College this morning. A crowd of about 300 people blocked access to the main gate. Police attended the scene.
Adam Armstrong
Brief | 20 February 2014
SASSA still failing to pay grants in Gugulethu and Mitchell’s Plain
On January 17, Anthea Qonga was told by South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) officials at the Mitchell’s Plain branch that she cannot receive her grant money because its managers were unavailable to sign the papers.
Pharie Sefali
News | 20 February 2014
Gay rights doctor narrowly avoids deportation to Uganda - Home Affairs accused of contempt of court
Release Paul Nsubuga Semugoma. That was the essence of a court order against the Minister of Home Affairs yesterday. Yet, Home Affairs proceeded to attempt to deport him after the court order was made. As of last night he was reportedly still in custody.
GroundUp Staff
News | 20 February 2014
Masello Motana and the politics of personality
A year ago, Masello Motana introduced us to Cyrilina Ramaposer, a rich diva with political and business ambitions. Now she is back as Julia Malema, a lady with a liking for pink dresses, flaxen weaves and pseudo-revolutionary talk.
Sibusiso Tshabalala
News | 20 February 2014
Three murders in one night - “Doubling Khayelitsha cops won’t be enough.”
Khayelitsha police officers had to deal with three murders in one night, the inquiry into policing heard today.
Adam Armstrong
News | 19 February 2014
The week in activism
This week we have reports on Abahlali baseMjondolo and the Phillipi settlement named after Marikana, a new book by SERI, Greenpeace and fracking and facts and fibs in the President’s state of the nation speech as explained by Africa Check. Also, the SJC and others have published a report on the Khayelitsha Inquiry into policing.
Compiled by Brent Meersman
News | 19 February 2014
Gugulethu women’s marimba goes national
A group of five Gugulethu women studying at UCT are hitting the big time with their marimba music.
Pharie Sefali
News | 19 February 2014