This is a talk given by historian Shula Marks at the University of Johannesburg in May on the occasion of her receiving an honorary PhD. Marks is emeritus professor of history at the School of Oriental and African Studies of the University of London.
Shula Marks
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Doron Isaacs writes about the murder of Mnoneleli Ngubo, his friend and a fellow leader in Equal Education.
Doron Isaacs
Opinion | 6 July 2012
GroundUp interviewed Mayoral Committee (Mayco) Member responsible for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron, about the city's transport system plans.
Veronica Washaya and Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 4 July 2012
Modern cities need transport systems that are safe, affordable, reliable, extensive and easy to understand.
GroundUp Editor
News | 4 July 2012
GroundUp journalist Janine Fortuin describes travelling from Delft to Rondebosch via Cape Town.
Janine Fortuin
News | 4 July 2012
GroundUp journalist, Tariro Washinyira, describes the aggravations of taking a minibus taxi from Bellville to Cape Town. But taking the train instead has its own hassles.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 4 July 2012
Mary-Anne Gontsana describes the complicated, slow route from her home to work.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 4 July 2012
GroundUp journalist Neo Sithole describes what works and what doesn't travelling from his home in Belhar to work in Rondebosch.
Neo Sithole
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For GroundUp's focus on transport, we asked two tourists to visit three of Cape Town's biggest tourist attractions, using nothing but public transport.
Allen Jiang and Audrey Leasure
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Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
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