The commission of inquiry into the Lwandle evictions has invited members of the public to attend its final hearing in Cape Town on Friday.
GroundUp Staff
Brief | 25 September 2014
Blikkiesdorp community leaders are demanding access to an agreement between council and Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) for the relocation of the settlement.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 25 September 2014
This week we look at a settlement on a land reform matter by Legal Resource Centre, a SWEAT dialogue to commemorate National Heritage Day, and Sonke’s call on government.
Thembela Ntongana
News | 25 September 2014
Bridges for Music has announced plans to build a music school in Langa.
Zethu Gqola
News | 25 September 2014
You probably wouldn't sprinkle antibiotics like sugar all over your breakfast cereal every morning, even if you were sick. There is, though, a good chance that you are in effect doing something similar today on Heritage Day. The steaks you are braaing, or the chicken being grilled is likely to contain traces of antibiotics.
Nicholas Ashby
Opinion | 24 September 2014
‘My culture, your culture, our culture, one nation’ was the banner for Heritage Day in Pollsmoor under which prison employees, who come from many cultural backgrounds, celebrated South Africa’s heritage.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 24 September 2014
For many township residents, Heritage Day means a good braai, and there is no shortage of popular braai spots in Khayelitsha and Nyanga, a GroundUp team found.
Joyce Xi and Pharie Sefali
News | 23 September 2014
The man shot by police during evictions in Philippi East a month ago is back at work -- and still waiting for police investigators to contact him.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 23 September 2014
Should we spend Heritage Day celebrating our culture or is it okay just to have fun? Young people interviewed by GroundUp had different views on the subject.
Pharie Sefali
Opinion | 23 September 2014
According to a report by the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry released in August, the crime statistics for the three police stations in Khayelitsha when combined, record the highest number of violent crimes in the country year on year. The national crime statistics were released on Friday in Pretoria and they show that there has been a decrease in contact crimes (such as murder, sexual crimes, assault and robbery) from last year in Khayelitsha.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 22 September 2014
On the weekend, Pollsmoor Prison inmates gave a helping hand to assemble wheelchairs for donation to communities in Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Retreat, Muizenberg and Capricorn.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 22 September 2014
Traditional Xhosa views on epilepsy clash with medical experts.
Zintle Swana
Feature | 22 September 2014
Residents from Marikana informal settlement were jubilant outside Athlone Magistrates Court today when twelve of their neighbours were granted bail. The men had been in custody since 22 August for resisting evictions at the settlement in Philippi East.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 22 September 2014
Is South Africa on the brink of a clash between the egalitarian concepts embodied in the Constitution and the Bill of Rights and the demands to retain undemocratic, feudal and colonial hangovers of the past? If so, it may be Swaziland that will provide the catalyst.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 22 September 2014
The cell phone numbers of Khayelitsha's top cops will be posted in newspapers this week in a bid to increase the responsiveness of the police in the area.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 22 September 2014
Around 50 residents from Marikana informal settlement in Philippi East descended on the Athlone Magistrates Court to support twelve of their neighbours who have been detained for almost a month.
Daneel Knoetze
Brief | 19 September 2014
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