MyCiTi: Why Cape Town needs a unique solution to public transport
BRT has become a buzzword when talking about creative transport solutions. However, it is only under very specific conditions that BRT provides the one-size-fits-all answer to a city’s needs.
Martin Eichhorn
Opinion | 10 July 2013
Mixed response to Metrorail fare increases
Commuter service Metrorail increased their fares on 1 June.
Thandile Majivolo
News | 10 July 2013
Protest against police brutality toward blind busker
A diverse crowd of over 200 protesters gathered in Greenmarket Square this afternoon to demonstrate on behalf of Mr Lunga Goodman Nono.
Amelia Earnest
News | 10 July 2013
Rosa choir unites people in song
An inspiring and unique choir is taking root in our city. The Rosa Choir Project, launched in September 2012, consists of an unusually diverse group of choristers that sings songs in Afrikaans, Xhosa and English.
Entertainment Reporter
News | 9 July 2013
Zimbabwean models in Cape Town celebrate life
The Miss Zimbabwe Cape Town pageant was founded in March 2012 by a then 27-year-old Maynard Chizavare. He said the objective was to celebrate Zimbabwean beauty in a foreign land.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 9 July 2013
Reversing the Legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act Exhibition (audio)
Reversing the Legacy of the 1913 Natives Land Act Exhibition, which ran from June 20 until June 29, invited the audience to “take a walk through history”. The multi-media exhibition, that took place at the Cape Town Convention Centre, tells the story of the 1913 Land Act and its role in shaping South Africa’s history of segregation.
Yael Even-Or
News | 5 July 2013
Chaos at Home Affairs foreshore building
Clayton (name changed) is a Zimbabwean man who injured his leg in a stampede at the Department of Home Affairs (DHA) foreshore offices in Cape Town on Monday.
Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 3 July 2013