The ten people arrested during violent clashes between police and Nomzamo (Lwandle) residents during the evictions last week were given a hero’s welcome from supporters when they were released on bail today.
Barbara Maregele
News | 11 June 2014
Nikolas Jankovich is the entrepreneur behind a brand new off-the-grid streetlight developed at Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU). The Twerly, he says, will change people’s lives.
Paul Kennedy
News | 11 June 2014
Ten days after several hundred people were evicted from the Nomzamo (Lwandle) informal settlement near Strand, there is still no clarity about why they were removed.
GroundUp Staff
News | 11 June 2014
The Khayelitsha pastor accused of rape preyed on needy and vulnerable members of his congregation, the court heard during the bail hearing of Pastor Themba Mathibela.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 10 June 2014
Two DJs from Cape Town’s Langa Township have been selected as part of the world famous Glastonbury Festival line-up for 2014. It is a great sign for aspiring musicians in townships across South Africa. DJ Fosta and Thibo Tazz discuss what is about to be the biggest moment of their music careers.
Zethu Gqola
News | 10 June 2014
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
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