22 August 2013
Residents in Khayelitsha are complaining about the rise of gangsters in the area, and that the police are not doing enough to eliminate the problem.
Pharie Sefali
Opinion: I enjoy lawyer jokes, but in my time with the Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) the lawyers I worked with didn't fit the stereotype. They often represented TAC pro bono or at reduced fees. They put money aside to fight for justice, especially for poor people. They were also modest. In our high profile cases, the TAC's lawyers were not the centre of attention. Nevertheless, TAC won most of its cases and all the key ones. We were very ably represented.
Nathan Geffen
News: Western Cape Police conducted crime operations in the Manenberg area on 19 August as part of ongoing efforts to end gang violence as learners returned to school
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News: In February, GroundUp published a report on the issue of street lights in Khayelitsha, in particular on Lansdowne Road and Mew Way. Activist organizations — the Social Justice Coalition (SJC), Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) and Equal Education (EE) — held a march on 4 February in Khayelitsha.
Thandile Majivolo
News: Friends of Odwa Mafa, a 25-year-old CPUT student murdered on 2 August, are accusing the South African Police Service (SAPS) of insensitivity for failing to notify the student\xe2\x80\x99s family of his death.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
Opinion: Shaul and Yuli Novak are two Israeli Defence Force veterans with the organisation Breaking the Silence. They are currently visiting South Africa, giving talks and promoting a book. Breaking the Silence publishes testimonies by Israeli soldiers of their actions, many of them human rights violations, in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT).
Nathan Geffen
Review: On Monday 19 August 2013, Open Shuhada Street hosted a talk with Yehuda Shaul from Breaking the Silence about their latest book — Our Harsh Logic: Israeli Soldiers\xe2\x80\x99 Testimonies from the Occupied Territories: 2000 \xe2\x80\x93 2010.
Jonathan Dockney
News: The new Khayelitsha District Hospital, officially opened in April 2012, has attracted widespread criticism and unhappiness with its quality of service, which has fallen far short of expectation.
Thandile Majivolo
News: Financial freedom is but a dream for most South Africans. Statistics from the Credit Bureau Monitor (CBM) show that at the end of March 2013, credit bureaus held records for 20.08 million credit-active consumers, an increase of 0.6% from the previous quarter.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
Brief: The Spier Arts Academy offers a three year, full-time apprenticeship focusing on mosaic art and includes tuition in drawing, art history and business skills - enabling apprentices to jumpstart their creative careers and run their own successful enterprises.
Rachel Kelly
Opinion: FunDza Literacy Trust is an NGO that aims to popularize reading amongst young South Africans. FunDza's goals are to encourage youngsters to read for pleasure and to help students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds, to become effectively literate.
Fergus Turner
Brief: DNA CSI: D \xe2\x80\x93 Don\xe2\x80\x99t touch, N \xe2\x80\x93 Note, record and observe, A \xe2\x80\x93 Assist police officers, C \xe2\x80\x93 comfort & support victim, S \xe2\x80\x93 Secure crime scene, I \xe2\x80\x93 Insist no-one interferes.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
Opinion: Four days after the bloodletting that has become known as the Marikana massacre, this column supported the call for a comprehensive and independent inquiry. And it noted, reflecting a widespread view within the labour movement: \xe2\x80\x9cThe Lonmin tragedy is a wake-up call that South Africa will ignore at its peril.\xe2\x80\x9d
Terry Bell
Roberto Millan