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Working for food at age 14
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
Living on the streets of Cape Town
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
Soccer players unite against xenophobia
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
Education organisation uses technology to urge Motshekga to fix schools
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
Asylum seekers complain to Human Rights Commission about Home Affairs
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
Mental health care in Khayelitsha: an interview with the provincial government
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
Living on the streets of Cape Town
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
Hard work is key - Tuks Goalkeeper
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
Has the City’s janitorial service been flushed?
“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