My brother was my best friend, says sister of slain Ceres man
Though it had taken her years to accept that he was gay, her brother had become her best friend, the sister of murdered Ceres 21-year-old David Olyn said last week.
Pharie Sefali
News | 18 June 2014
How we’re fixing the health worker shortage in rural hospitals
Umthombo Youth Development Foundation (UYDF) is a non-profit organisation with a simple mission: address the shortage of qualified healthcare staff in rural hospitals. Why? To improve healthcare delivery to these underserved communities.
Jen Strydom
Opinion | 18 June 2014
The environmental legacy of mining on the Mpumalanga Highveld
The pungent smell of burning coal as one flies over mining plants and power stations in close proximity to each other on the Mpumalanga Highveld area is testimony to the dangerous effects these industries have had on the people who live in nearby communities.
Barbara Maregele
News | 18 June 2014
Pastor accused of rape granted bail
The Khayelitsha pastor accused of rape has been granted bail at the Khayelitsha Magistrate's Court.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 17 June 2014
Plan to extend unemployment payouts
More than 8.5 million people are receiving payments from the Unemployment Insurance Fund. If a bill before parliament’s labour committee is passed, benefits could be extended to a year.
GroundUp Staff
News | 17 June 2014
Minister Ramathlodi: more of the same, or the same, just more?
In the mining villages of Ga-Pila where Anglo Platinum continues to profit from land grabbed from the traditional communities just west of Mokopane, the appointment of the new Minister of Mineral Resources, Advocate Ngoako Ramathlodi, has been met with a sense of betrayal.
Christopher Rutledge
Opinion | 16 June 2014
Bail for pastor accused of rape to be decided tomorrow
Themba Mathibela will learn tomorrow if he has been granted bail. The Khayelitsha pastor is charged with rape.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 16 June 2014
Youth Day: Struggle for equal education continues
Nearly 40 years ago on 16 June 1976, there was a youth uprising in Soweto. This was evoked by the learners at the time who did not want to be taught in Afrikaans. Their struggle was against an inferior education system that was setting them up for failure.
Sizwe Zubenathi Mapapu
Opinion | 16 June 2014
English, not Afrikaans, is the problem for today’s youth
As a young African and as a member of youth organisation Inkululeko in Mind, I hold 16 June as a day of honour for our heroes who gave their lives so that our generation would have better education. We have to defend and advance their legacy and pass it to generations to come.
Monde Kula
Opinion | 16 June 2014