News
Gugulethu’s campaign for a healthy lifestyle
Gugulethu Square was abuzz on Saturday as almost 1,000 people showed up at the launch of the Siyagyma-SA campaign.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 12 December 2012
Leather craftsman is still waiting for business permit after two years
Brian Makuyana is a leather craftsman who makes leather bags, belts, shoes and key holders. He is twenty five years old and originally from Zimbabwe.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 12 December 2012
Township beauty pageants: empowering or sexist?
Township beauty pageants are extremely popular. On Saturday Sexee Simplicities ran a pageant in Du Noon. But are these competitions sexist and demeaning or do they actually empower women?
Mihle Pike and GroundUp staff
News | 5 December 2012
Councillor spends nine days in prison for “doing his job”
Anele Yawa is a proportional representative councillor in Uitenhage. In August he spent nine days in prison. He alleges his only crime was to do his job.
Mary-Jane Matsolo
News | 5 December 2012
Asylum seekers struggle as FNB freezes their accounts
Asylum seekers in Cape Town are struggling because their First National Bank (FNB) accounts have been frozen. The bank insists on seeing unexpired asylum documents every three to six months to keep bank accounts active. Many asylum seekers have to wait up to six months for their documents to be approved by Home Affairs and end up not being able to provide the documents FNB insists upon.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 5 December 2012
Lakey enjoys playing for cup winning Bloemfontein Celtic
Bloemfontein Celtic won the Telkom Knockout for the first time on Saturday when they beat Mamelodi Sundowns 1-0. GroundUp interviewed Celtic's 21-year old left wing from Athlone, Lyle Lakey.
Margo Fortune
News | 5 December 2012
Young Mowbray fashion designer sells clothes on Facebook
Kayla Kim Meiring is the founder of Fro, a company that started off selling vintage clothing but now sells Meiring's own homespun popular clothes.
Margo Fortune and Nokubonga Yawa
News | 5 December 2012