Residents of BT section in Site B Khayelitsha lost their homes and belongings after a fire hit the area late afternoon yesterday. Many do not know where they will sleep tonight.
News | 8 January 2016
Equal Education researchers explain what's promising, and what isn't.
By Yeukai Mukorombindo and Gabriel Nahmias
Analysis | 8 January 2016
How the cops locked me up for trying to stop police brutality and then carried out an even more vicious beating in front of me.
By Eduard Grebe
News | 8 January 2016
Klipheuwel is an informal settlement about 10km north of Durbanville. It seldom gets any news coverage. GroundUp's photographer, Masixole Feni, spent time in the area.
07 January 2016
Hout Bay mother describes Boxing Day tragedy.
07 January 2016
Residents of Pine Road informal settlement want houses but fear high rents.
News | 7 January 2016
Most students at Belgravia, Thandokhulu and Athlone high schools were thrilled with their results. In Masiphumelele students were relieved after a tough year.
By Barbara Maregele and Thembela Ntongana
News | 6 January 2016
Victims of the Masiphumelele fire that left thousands homeless marched with the sun shining on their faces to the office of ward councillor Felicity Purchase today.
News | 18 December 2015
South Africa is one of the most unequal nations in the world, and despite having the highest GDP on the continent, it boasts poor health indicators and faces a high burden of disease, both communicable like HIV and non-communicable like diabetes; high rates of violence and injury and mortality.
Kathryn Stinson and the Writing Group for the People’s Health Movement South Africa
Opinion | 18 December 2015
“I am sick and tired and wish I could be resettled to another country. They should not treat people like animals,” says a man trying to renew his refugee status. He is one of many complaining about the service at Home Affairs on Cape Town's foreshore.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 18 December 2015
Most people take hours, days or never to solve the Rubik's Cube. This is not the case for 15-year-old Lonwabo Mvovo who has recently been awarded the top spot in South Africa for completing the puzzle blindfolded in minutes.
Barbara Maregele
News | 17 December 2015
As the festive season approaches, many poor families are visiting moneylenders for help in the endless challenge of making ends meet. Some will give up their IDs and even bank cards.
Siyavuya Khaya
News | 17 December 2015
Only 5% of women and 8% of men feel “totally safe” in Khayelitsha, according to a survey of about 500 residents conducted by Rape Crisis.
Barbara Maregele
News | 17 December 2015
From the horrors of the Free State health system to student protests and the demands for President Zuma to fall, here is a collection of some of GroundUp's finest photos and stories from 2015.
17 December 2015
Mfuleni community clinic turned away some patients on Friday as staff went to an end-of-the-year function.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 15 December 2015
Andile Tumana, Executive Director: Kingdom Change Agents Movement, responds to statements made by Councillor Benedicta van Minnen, Mayoral Committee Member for Human Settlements, about who represents the residents of Klipheuwel.
Andile Tumana
Opinion | 15 December 2015
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