In Upington, 40 four-roomed RDP-size houses reserved for ex-political prisoners and MK veterans were occupied in the course of 2013. None of the occupiers have to date paid for municipal services and some are subletting their properties.
Selby Nomnganga
News | 19 March 2014
Last night, 18 March, saw the launch of the 26th edition of the Metropolitan U19 Premier Cup in Cape Town. Bayhill United founded the tournament and some 32 teams from around the country and the world take part.
Siyabonga Kalipa
News | 19 March 2014
The City has responded to a statement made at the Crime Summit held on 14 March in Khayelitsha.
News | 19 March 2014
This week we cover the NUMSA Day of Action for Youth Jobs and the TACās Peopleās Health Manifesto campaign.
Brent Meersman
News | 19 March 2014
In the vein of Can Thembaās short stories about Sophiatown, Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho writes about life in the townships today.
Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho
News | 19 March 2014
For many Capetonians, minibus taxis are synonymous with survival. Without the taxi fleet, which evolved to fill system-wide gaps in public transport planning and service delivery, many would be stranded. Yet the industry is viewed with contempt by many: a stain on the city, or a problem out of control.
Martin Eichhorn
News | 19 March 2014
Advocate Nazreen Bawa continued to lead evidence today with Colonel Gert Nel, former station commander of Harare police station, and Colonel Tshotleho Raboliba, current station commander at Harare.
Adam Armstrong
News | 18 March 2014
Residents in Makhaya section 23 were arrested at 3am this morning, accused of chasing people out of their homes. While the police were arresting people, two houses in the area were being broken into by criminals.
Pharie Sefali
News | 18 March 2014
Gugulethu based community organisation, Township Youth Movement (TYM), have taken it upon themselves to open a second public library in the township.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 18 March 2014
A 28-year-old Ugandan woman, Lydia Mutuwa, who came to South Africa hoping to get a job to look after her children and ailing mother, says her life has become even harder than the life she ran away from in her country of birth.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 18 March 2014
Residents of the Cape Flats, Khayelitsha, Gugulethu and surroundings have experienced power cuts in their areas. Many residents want to know what to expect. GroundUp asked the City.
Pharie Sefali
News | 18 March 2014
Music producer and DJ Banzi āBlankaā Mazimela was born in Butterworth and grew up in Dutywa with two brothers. He moved to Cape Town in 1993 to further his studies. In the last 20 years, he has worked himself to Head of Music Production at Soul Candi Institute.
Dumisani Dabadini
News | 18 March 2014
Equal Education and Ndifuna Ukwazi hosted a seminar at Lookout Hill, Khayelitsha, on 13 March titled āWhat Next: Opportunities for post school youthā. Part information, part inspiration, conversations were frank and informative.
Adam Armstrong
Opinion | 18 March 2014
Public hearings of the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency and a breakdown in relations between the community and the police restarted on 17 March with a number of high ranking SAPS officers in attendance.
Adam Armstrong
News | 18 March 2014
Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa was in Khayelitsha on Friday 14 March for a Crime Summit arranged by the Khayelitsha Development Forum (KDF).
Adam Armstrong
News | 17 March 2014
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