Posters have been put up in four high-risk areas of the city reminding motorists to be aware of child pedestrians in traffic.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 29 October 2014
The SA Student Congress (SASCO) has split and a new breakaway organisation has won seats on the Student Representative Councils of the University of Cape Town and the University of the Western Cape.
Zintle Swana
News | 9 October 2014
With less than a month to go before exams, students at Northlink Collegeās Belhar campus are worried that they will not be allowed to write because of problems with the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS).
Zintle Swana
News | 8 October 2014
Many Mfuleni learners walk to and from school in Khayelitsha every day, but some have found their own mode of transport: they show their bodies to persuade drivers to give them money for transport or a lift.
Pharie Sefali
News | 7 October 2014
A 15-year-old child spent 2013 without an education. Despite the great lengths her grandmother went to, she was unable to be placed in school because of her disabilities. There is a shortage of places for children with special needs.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 29 September 2014
The last full week of September, which is Deaf Awareness Month, is the International Week of the Deaf. This year the theme is āStrengthening Human Diversityā.
Katy Scott
Feature | 26 September 2014
When people think of gangs in the townships of Cape Town, they mostly picture young boys and men -- the Vato, Vura, Hardlivings, Palestinians and such. But there are also female gangs, rarely noticed, because they act differently from the male gangs. GroundUp went to talk to some of the ābabesā.
Pharie Sefali
News | 18 September 2014
Learners from a number of schools in Cape Town had the opportunity to meet surviving Rivonia trialists when a replica of Nelson Mandelaās prison cell on Robben Island was launched to tour the country.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 17 September 2014
A survey started in 2011 by the Quaker Peace Centre covering 102 learners has found that 95% of respondents were bullied at some point; of these 50% were bullied at school. The centre is ramping up its anti-bullying campaign.
Pharie Sefali
News | 16 September 2014