The karate kids of the Eyethu Goju-Kai in Khayelitsha are living proof of how sport can instil discipline in young children.
Siyabonga Kalipa
News | 10 October 2014
The SA Student Congress (SASCO) has split and a new breakaway organisation has won seats on the Student Representative Councils of the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape.
Zintle Swana
News | 9 October 2014
Emotions ran high in the Cape Town Magistratesā Court on Wednesday as Social Justice Coalitionās(SJC) general secretary, Phumeza Mlungwana, was cross-examined about last yearās protest on the steps of the Cape Town Civic Centre.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 8 October 2014
The Commission of Inquiry into the Lwandle evictions has recommended changes to legislation to prevent illegal evictions in future.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 8 October 2014
Not far from the High Court where Shrien Dewani is on trial for murder, the Judicial Service Commission is interviewing candidate judges. The Dewani trial is getting all the attention, but the selection of judges affects us all.
Rudo Chitapi
Opinion | 8 October 2014
Zimbabweans were promised in August by the Department of Home Affairs that they could apply for the Zimbabwean Special Permit (ZSP) from October 1, 2014, but many have been unable to.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 8 October 2014
With less than a month to go before exams, students at Northlink Collegeās Belhar campus are worried that they will not be allowed to write because of problems with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
Zintle Swana
News | 8 October 2014
This week we look at the SERIās workshop on law related to eviction, the social dialogue for the gay and lesbian community, TACās march for better services and IOMās public debate on human trafficking.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 8 October 2014
Four years after the riots of 2010, Hangberg is on the edge of rebellion. Protests after the arrest of resident Santonio Jonkers engulfed the neighbourhood last week and a traditional leader has warned of impending bloodshed. GroundUp finds out why the 2011 Peace Accord between the community and the authorities seems to be in tatters.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 8 October 2014
Protests are a way to be heard and not just an event, Social Justice Coalition general secretary Phumeza Mlungwana told the Cape Town Magistratesā Court on Tuesday.
Mary-Anne Gontsana and Lea Bork
News | 7 October 2014
Many Mfuleni learners walk to and from school in Khayelitsha every day, but some have found their own mode of transport: they show their bodies to persuade drivers to give them money for transport or a lift.
Pharie Sefali
News | 7 October 2014
The driver puts his fist on the hooter insistently, indicating to oncoming vehicles, people and animals to move out of our path, which is obscured by lush forest at every corner.
Kathryn Stinson
Feature | 7 October 2014
Somali and Ethiopian asylum seekers and refugees have scored a longed-for victory against official xenophobia ā the Supreme Court of Appeal has thrown out key elements of āOperation Hardstickā.
Carmel Rickard
News | 6 October 2014
āEvery day I wake to hear that someone has been shot dead or is in a critical condition in hospitalā, says Lilitha Ncwangu, 12.
Pharie Sefali
News | 6 October 2014
South Africaās bid to provide universal health care through National Health Insurance (NHI) could fail if government does not learn lessons from other countries, a conference heard last week.
Ian Broughton
News | 6 October 2014
Once again we are having calls from a number of trade unions for the private sector to exercise āsocial responsibilityā in order to help build āa developmental stateā. It is a far cry from 1996 when the combined labour movement presented alternative economic policy proposals.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 6 October 2014
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