Du Noon residents complain about flies and smells from toilet cleaning service
Mandla Mncayi lives in Du Noon in Cape Town. He lives in an RDP house and is a street committee member. Mncayi is, like many residents in his area, fed up with the way mobile toilets are collected in his area, which is called Site 5.
Nokubonga Yawa
Brief | 10 October 2012
“Work hard and you will succeed” - Rising Kaizer Chiefs star
GroundUp spoke to Kaizer Chiefs Junior's Steven Sibanyoni.
Margo Fortune
News | 10 October 2012
Khayelitsha hosts successful fun run
Radio Zibonele, a community radio station in Khayelitsha, organised a fun run for Khayelitsha residents on Saturday 6 October.
Nokubonga Yawa
Brief | 10 October 2012
The mining industry strike wave: what are the causes and what are the solutions?
In this important paper, Gavin Hartford analyses the root causes of the mining industry strikes and proposes solutions.
Gavin Hartford
Opinion | 10 October 2012
Khayelitsha’s first coffee shop soldiers on
It has been three months since three young guys from Khayelitsha opened the first coffee shop in the township. Since then it has only got better.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 10 October 2012
Working for food at age 14
Sbu Jakavula is 14 years old. He lives in Du Noon township. He does not go to school. Instead he sells furniture from an informal stand.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 3 October 2012
Living on the streets of Cape Town
Many people live on the streets of Cape Town. For various reasons they either cannot enter shelters or do not wish to stay in shelters.
Seth E K Fortune
News | 3 October 2012
Asylum seekers complain to Human Rights Commission about Home Affairs
About eighty asylum seekers have launched a complaint with the South African Rights Commission (SAHRC) against the Department of Home Affairs.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 3 October 2012
Soccer players unite against xenophobia
Last week, twelve soccer teams representing different countries participated in a four-day soccer tournament under the campaign theme "unite as one". The tournament took place in Nyanga and was organised as a Heritage day celebration.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 3 October 2012