Parents and their children stood in line to be photographed as a family last Friday in Manenberg. For some it was their first family portrait ever taken.
Pharie Sefali
News | 10 June 2014
The State has not proved “beyond reasonable doubt” that Social Justice Coalition activist Angy Peter and her co-accused are responsible for the assault and murder of Rowan Du Preez, the defence argued in the Cape High court yesterday.
Barbara Maregele
News | 10 June 2014
Like any good question, the answer to whether the platinum producers can afford the demands made by striking workers is: “it depends”.
Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 9 June 2014
In early April 2014, violent service delivery protests erupted at Boitumelong at Bloemhof in Northwest. Residents, accusing Lekwa Teemane municipality councillors of corruption, maladministration and nepotism, torched the house of the mayor and demanded the municipality to be disbanded.
Melissa Fourie
Analysis | 9 June 2014
A 40-year-old Zimbabwean man fleeing from robbers was allegedly attacked in the grounds of his home in Van Eyssen Street Parow by a group of Law Enforcement Officers last week.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 9 June 2014
A large stretch of land owned by the South African National Roads Agency Limited (SANRAL) in Kuils River will soon become home to dozens of evicted Lwandle residents.
Barbara Maregele
News | 9 June 2014
A group of Khayelitsha residents are preparing to confront Metrorail with their complaints about the train system.
Joy Shan
News | 6 June 2014
Hundreds of Lwandle residents whose homes were demolished earlier this week will be moved to new SANRAL-owned land next week.
Barbara Maregele
News | 6 June 2014
Veronica Lujabe moved to Cape Town from Lesotho because she wanted a better future for her children. This week her house in Lwandle was demolished.
Pharie Sefali
News | 5 June 2014
Ruth Massey recently undertook doctoral research in Cape Town’s Makhaza and New Rest settlements. Here, she shares her concerns about the way informal settlements are being managed.
Dr Ruth T. Massey
Opinion | 5 June 2014
Low lying areas of Siqalo on Vanguard Drive, close to Mitchell's Plain, flooded yesterday. The heavy downpours reminded Capetownians why the Mother City was named "The Cape of Storms".
Armand Hough
News | 5 June 2014
Low lying areas of Siqalo on Vanguard Drive, close to Mitchell's Plain, flooded yesterday. The heavy downpours reminded Capetownians why the Mother City was named "The Cape of Storms".
Armand Hough
News | 5 June 2014
It’s cold and raining in Cape Town tonight. Ice particles formed on the ground outside the Nomzamo Community Hall in Strand where hundreds of residents, whose homes were demolished over the last two days, are sheltering.
Pharie Sefali and GroundUp staff
News | 4 June 2014
Here are two short video clips from the demolitions of people's homes that took place in Strand yesterday.
Adam Armstrong
News | 4 June 2014
Access to the Constitution and constitutional education in isiXhosa is not an an added extra—it is a constitutional right, argue Tim Hodgson and Mluleki Marongo.
Tim Hodgson and Mluleki Marongo
Opinion | 4 June 2014
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