Desperate cry for victim counselling in Khayelitsha
It is well-known that those who report crimes to the police stations in Khayelitsha are not likely to receive a great deal of help. This leads to a situation where many victims of crime simply do not come forward to open a case.
Andiswa Hala
Opinion | 12 December 2012
Time to find a new way forward
The Bill of Rights is rightly hailed throughout the labour movement and beyond as
perhaps the finest exposition of the desire of the bulk of humanity for a world that
guarantees the maximum level of dignity, equality and freedom for all.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 12 December 2012
What should the state do now that it has lost the Dudley Lee case?
The Constitutional Court gave judgment in the matter between Dudley Lee and the Minister of Correctional Services on 11 December 2012. The court ruled in favour of Lee. Thus, yesterday almost marked the end of Mr Lee’s seven-year journey through three courts; the Cape High Court will still have to determine the amount the state must pay him.
John Stephens
Opinion | 12 December 2012
Youth of the 21st century must speak maths
Some people say that maths is not for everyone. Many say that we should value people for their differing strengths, whether mathematic, dramatic or athletic.
Doron Isaacs
Opinion | 12 December 2012
Young Mowbray fashion designer sells clothes on Facebook
Kayla Kim Meiring is the founder of Fro, a company that started off selling vintage clothing but now sells Meiring's own homespun popular clothes.
Margo Fortune and Nokubonga Yawa
News | 5 December 2012
Lakey enjoys playing for cup winning Bloemfontein Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic won the Telkom Knockout for the first time on Saturday when they beat Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0. GroundUp interviewed Celtic's 21-year old left wing from Athlone, Lyle Lakey.
Margo Fortune
News | 5 December 2012
Nyanga hip hop band rises “like a rose out of concrete”
Generation X is a hip hop group from Zwelitsha in Nyanga, Cape Town.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 5 December 2012