Crossroads woman accuses social worker of keeping her pension
A grandmother from Crossroads has accused a social worker of keeping back part of her old age grant of R1,350 per month.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 21 April 2015
Love and marriage in the midst of hateful xenophobia
Not even a series of xenophobic attacks in the city of Pietermaritzburg could stop the preparations for an Ethiopian man and South African woman to tie the knot. 27-year-old Thandeka Mkhwanazi and Mali Wondawock, 26, hosted neighbours and residents at their home in Cinderella Park at their Umembeso ceremony on Saturday.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 20 April 2015
Some light amid the labour gloom
News on the labour front over the recent past — and the past week — has involved ongoing infighting, death threats, an assassination, and the petrol bombing of a union president’s house. Little wonder then that an important labour law development has gone largely unnoticed.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 20 April 2015
EFF and Denel battle over land
While land occupiers lose their materials and possessions after being evicted, state defence manufacturer Denel accuses the EFF of manipulating the poor when instigating occupations of land it owns.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 17 April 2015
Living in constant fear of attack in Pietermaritzburg
Foreign nationals in the townships of Greater Edendale in Pietermaritzburg have closed their shops as xenophobic attacks spread. Shops were looted during the day and again at night on Wednesday.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 17 April 2015
Langa restaurant on show at Africa’s biggest tourism event
Six years ago, 51-year-old Nomonde Siyaka transformed her family's home in Langa into a two-storey traditional African food restaurant.
Barbara Maregele
News | 16 April 2015
Cape Town foreigners uneasy after Durban attacks
Authorities in Cape Town will “not just stand by” and watch if xenophobia spreads to the city again, says J P Smith, mayoral committee member for safety and security. But foreigners living in the city are nervous.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 16 April 2015
UCT and transformation part two: the students
Is the University of Cape Town (UCT) transforming? In this, the second article in our series, we look at how the student body is changing.
GroundUp Staff
Feature | 16 April 2015
Will Phiyega survive? Parliament refuses to approve SAPS budget
Craig Oosthuizen describes the dramatic events in Parliament over the past two days that have put Police Commissioner Riah Phiyega's position under severe pressure.
Craig Oosthuizen
Opinion | 16 April 2015