SANCO chairperson asks foreigners for protection money
Mthethwa Filita, chairperson of the South African National Civic Organisation in Mayibuye, Makhaza, has been asking for protection money from shops owned by foreign nationals.
Pharie Sefali
News | 7 May 2015
Mfuleni dancers quickstep into top spots
A group of young ballroom dancers from the Mfuleni Dance School are well on their way to waltzing into the Western Cape's top junior ranks this year.
Text by Barbara Maregele. Photo by Masixole Feni.
Feature | 7 May 2015
How Virginia de Azevedo has improved our health
Dr Virginia de Azevedo, the City Health Manager in Khayelitsha, has become a target of SAMWU strike action which affects ten City of Cape Town run clinics in Khayelitsha.
Lynne Wilkinson
Opinion | 7 May 2015
SAMWU protests against “racist, and “corrupt, City managers
Protesters ululated, clapped hands and blew vuvuzelas in the Cape Town Civic Center, when Mayor Patricia de Lille promised to investigate allegations of racism by the City of Cape Town’s line managers.
Nombulelo Damba and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 6 May 2015
Vacant land in Khayelitsha: Old Mutual responds
On 28 April GroundUp reported that land in Thembokwezi, Khayelitsha had not been developed by Old Mutual despite a commitment to do so in 2008. Here is Old Mutual's response.
Old Mutual
News | 6 May 2015
Escaping poverty: Mosifane’s story
Mosifane Johannes lost his parents by the time he was 11. He grew up in poverty. Today he teaches at a Free State primary school.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 6 May 2015
On being black in UCT’s law faculty
Amid all the furore over the removal of the Rhodes statute, a crucial point must be made and reiterated: the Rhodes statue is not merely a symbol for the continued exclusion of black students, it is also the lived experience for many black students -- as the experiences of black students at the UCT Law School shows.
Johan Lorenzen, Thamsanqa Malusi and Kevin Minofu
Opinion | 6 May 2015
Community health workers close clinics in Khayelitsha
On Tuesday, striking health workers led by the South African Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) closed six clinics in Khayelitsha, including Zakhele, Kuyasa, Youth, Mayenzeke, Matthew Goniwe and Luvuyo clinic. They will march to the Civic Centre in Cape Town tomorrow.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 5 May 2015
Bedridden 87-year-old and eight siblings share one mud room
The home of the Ndlovu family in Azalea, Pietermaritzburg, was demolished five years ago. This was part of a project by Msunduzi Municipality to replace structures with new houses, but the project has been delayed since 2010. The delay is due to overspending, says ward councilor Msizi Ngcobo.
Ntombi Mbomvu
News | 5 May 2015