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The challenges of running a business in a poor community
There are many challenges when starting a business. Planning and marketing the business, determining prices, and managing the day to day running are not simple tasks. But entrepreneurs in low-income communities face additional challenges when starting out.
Keagan Buchanan (FC Cape Town) dreams of PSL or UEFA
GroundUp speaks to Keagan Buchanan, 22-year-old football player for FC Cape Town.
Soccer coach rapes 13-year old boy in Khayelitsha
A 13-year old boy was raped by a community soccer coach last Sunday in TR Section, Khayelitsha.
Annie Lennox speaks out against violence
Who is paying the biggest price for South Africa's sexual violence? Scottish singer-songwriter and political activist Annie Lennox wants the world to know as she takes a stand to end violence against women and children through her "Make it Happen" petition launch in Cape Town this week.
Gugulethu boy fulfilling his dream in Sweden
Sive Pekezela from Gugulethu plays right-wing for Swedish team Gefle IF. He is just 20 years old.
Metrorail security beats up commuter
Luke Turner was beaten up by Metrorail security guards last Monday for not having a ticket.
Khayelitsha toilet contractors not delivering
"The toilets are not very good. They are unstable and fall over a lot," says Nomtheto Ndzime, a Khayelitsha resident, about the toilets provided by the City of Cape Town.
Writers and leaders talk about terrible conditions in schools
Last week GroundUp's Mary-Anne Gontsana reported the terrible state of schools in the Eastern Cape she saw on the "solidarity visit" organised by Equal Education. Today she describes the impressions of some of the well-known South Africans who also participated.
Why do learners have to use toilets that look like this?
Equal Education has organised a two-day "solidarity visit" of schools in the Eastern Cape. GroundUp journalist Mary-Anne Gontsana is reporting what she sees. Here is her second report.
110 learners in one class in Eastern Cape school
Equal Education has organised a two-day "solidarity visit" of schools in the Eastern Cape. Well-known South Africans, including Archbishop Thabo Makgoba and constitutional law blogger Pierre De Vos, are participating. GroundUp journalist Mary-Anne Gontsana is also taking part, reporting what she sees. Here is her first report.