Building a socially and racially integrated Cape Town will decrease our murder rate and other violent crime, writes Zackie Achmat.
Zackie Achmat
Opinion | 30 September 2014
Abahlali baseMjondoloās Western Cape branch relaunched at the Sweethome Farm informal settlement on Saturday. Re-elected chairperson Siyamboleka James spoke to GroundUp about the movementās hopes to expand in the city, to renew negotiations with council for accountable service delivery, and about why there is no prospect of them working with Sesākhona Peopleās Rights Movement.
Daneel Knoetze
Brief | 29 September 2014
A 15-year-old child spent 2013 without an education. Despite the great lengths her grandmother went to, she was unable to be placed in school because of her disabilities. There is a shortage of places for children with special needs.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 29 September 2014
Adoption of children across the the old apartheid categories is on the increase, according to the Department of Social Development. There were 936 such adoptions in the last three years. GroundUp unpacks some of the issues on what the department calls ātrans-racialā adoption.
Thembela Ntongana and GroundUp staff
News | 29 September 2014
Wednesday was a public holiday: Heritage Day. And carnivore commercialism seems largely to have claimed it. For many ā if not most ā South Africans who could afford it, this was a day to indulge in and enjoy chisa nyama, the ubiquitous braai.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 29 September 2014
When the high court upheld an application by Andiswe Dwenga against the defence force last week, it wasnāt just a victory for HIV activists: it was also a victory for the rule of law.
Carmel Rickard
Analysis | 29 September 2014
During the day, a group of six women from the Retreat area enjoy beadwork, looking after their grandchildren and helping the aged, but at night, they take on the streets in one of the most notorious gang-ridden areas of the Cape Flats.
Barbara Maregele and Katy Scott
Feature | 28 September 2014
Khayelitsha learners braved the rainy weather to put in two hours of practice for their new found passion for touch rugby. For these primary and high school learners, bad weather is the least of their problems when it comes to playing sports.
Siyabonga Kalipa
News | 26 September 2014
The last full week of September, which is Deaf Awareness Month, is the International Week of the Deaf. This year the theme is āStrengthening Human Diversityā.
Katy Scott
Feature | 26 September 2014
The recently released Western Cape crime statistics of 2014 deem Harare as one of the worst of 10 areas in Khayelitsha, plagued with increasing crime despite the Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrade Programme (VPUU).
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 26 September 2014
Itās been a month since I applied and now itās a matter of days until I go. I head to Europe for briefing before landing in Freetown, Sierra Leone next Tuesday.
Kathryn Stinson
Feature | 26 September 2014
It is nearly a month since residents evicted from Lwandle in Strand returned to the land owned by the South African National Road Agency Limited, but they still face an uncertain future.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 26 September 2014
On Thursday in the Gauteng High Court, judgment was given in a matter dealing with reverse mortgage schemes. These schemes have proliferated over the last few years as people with poor credit records seek out companies that are willing to lend them money regardless of their blacklisted status.
Claire Martens
Analysis | 26 September 2014
For some teenagers hip hop music means money, cars and fame, but for others, it has a much deeper meaning.
Zintle Swana
News | 25 September 2014
Many youngsters in the township are taking Swag style to a new level. GroundUp spoke to several young people in the township about the meaning of Swag and how they relate to it.
Pharie Sefali
News | 25 September 2014
The commission of inquiry into the Lwandle evictions has invited members of the public to attend its final hearing in Cape Town on Friday.
GroundUp Staff
Brief | 25 September 2014
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