In this important paper, Gavin Hartford analyses the root causes of the mining industry strikes and proposes solutions.
Gavin Hartford
Opinion | 10 October 2012
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
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
The Limpopo textbooks debacle has exposed the staggering incompetence of Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education, and Bobby Soobrayan, her Director-General. But a recent incident indicates that they or their colleagues in the Department of Basic Education are also very nasty.
Nathan Geffen
Opinion | 3 October 2012
October is mental health care awareness month. We take a look at mental health care services on the Cape Flats and what is available to people with a mental health illness.
Mary-Jane Matsolo
News | 3 October 2012
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
In a little over a month Equal Education (EE) head to the Bhisho High Court, to continue their fight for minimum norms and standards, and they are pulling out all the stops.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 3 October 2012
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
Both the Cold War and the bitter battles between communists and social democrats in
Germany of the Thirties found an echo at the 11th Cosatu national congress in
Midrand last week; an echo that is now being assessed by labour organisations and
activists around the world.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 3 October 2012
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
“I have seen no one fixing any toilet. They are blocked right now as we speak.” These are the words of 29-year-old Zoliswa Mampofu, a Khayelitsha resident and mother of two.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 2 October 2012
Lebo Ngubeni is the University of Pretoria's 19-year-old goalkeeper. He also plays for the South African under 20 team. GroundUp caught up with him.
Margo Fortune
News | 2 October 2012
Cosatu spokesperson Patrick Craven was amazed at the media interest shown in the
eleventh national congress of the federation. Shortly before the congress opened its
doors, 347 media accreditations had been processed, with additional enquiries still
being dealt with.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 26 September 2012
Gugulethu Township was abuzz this weekend as cyclists from all over Cape Town participated in a bike ride from Cape Town central station to Gugulethu and back.
Mary-Jane Matsolo
News | 19 September 2012
Masiphumelele primary school in Khayelitsha is growing a group of promising chess players. The people driving chess at the school believe it has an important educational role.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 19 September 2012
Fabiea Thokoana, a 39 year old worker at Kanetvlei Farm in Worcester, says that he is battling to obtain compensation after he lost his middle finger while on duty on 29 May this year.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 19 September 2012
I applied online for the Old Age Grant in August 2023. Since then, I’ve had to resend numerous copi… Read more
My daughter, who is an undergraduate student with no income, applied for SRD but it said that her I… Read more
As the leader of an NPO based in the rural areas of Umtata-Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, we are deeply… Read more
Ntsimbini A/A has had no water taps since 1994. We drink water with livestock. This rural area is u… Read more
I was there and saw with my own eyes how it's working there. There is no rule of letting the old a… Read more