Letter from a learner

My name is Bayanda Mazwi and I am 17 years old. I am currently doing grade 11 at the Centre of Science and Technology (COSAT) in Khayelitsha. I live with my parents and my two younger siblings in the informal settlement of Monwabisi Park in Khayelitsha.

Bayanda Mazwi

Opinion | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride

News | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride claims the space

Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.

Roger Young

News | 2 October 2013

What to do in the school holidays?

Over the school holidays GroundUp went to canvass various school children about their activities.

Tariro Washinyira

News | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride claims the space

Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.

Roger Young

News | 2 October 2013

Local artists support Zimbabwean musicians

On 29 September, Baran's Restaurant hosted an “African heritage fundraising show” for an African soul reggae band called The Zealots.

Nwabisa Pondoyi

News | 1 October 2013

Plans to close and rebuild GF Jooste Hospital delayed

It caused a controversy last year, leaving many people wondering how exactly it would work. But what was supposed to be the closure and reconstruction of GF Jooste Hospital this year, will now only happen in 2018.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 1 October 2013

Turning the tide: Black Female co-operatives in Cape Town

At the centre of South Africa’s economic inequality and resulting poverty is a lack of access to economic opportunity. Small and medium enterprises have a pivotal role to play in accelerating economic growth for poor and working class communities.

Sibusiso Tshabalala

Opinion | 1 October 2013

Khayelitsha parents march for quality education

As the country was celebrating Heritage Day, about 300 parents, teachers and members of Equal Education (EE) marched from different points in Khayelitsha to Site B Hall. They wanted to draw to the attention of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga the need for quality education for their children and to have standards set for school infrastructure.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 30 September 2013