Articles for Barbara October
HIV-positive prisoner denied antiretroviral treatment
Pollsmoor detainees speak out
News | 3 February 2016
UCT students and staff share stories of exclusion
Management promises staff contracts by the end of the week
News | 2 February 2016
Softball body battling to keep its head above water
R100k needed to send Cape Town teams to national competition
News | 28 January 2016
Robertson parents vow to close down school
They are calling for the Education Department to provide transport for their children.
News | 21 January 2016
Sassa system to refund unauthorised debits “not working”
An 88-year-old Nyanga resident has had over R2,400 deducted from his pension since April last year for a loan he says he never made.
News | 19 January 2016
Court stops City from evicting Newcastle residents
On 14 December, the Western Cape High Court temporarily suspended an eviction order against the group who have been living on the land directly behind the Endlovini informal settlement in Khayelitsha since May 2014.
News | 12 January 2016
Where are the traffic death statistics?
The government agency responsible for publishing them has not done so since March 2011.
By Barbara Maregele and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 11 January 2016
Joy and agony as students get their matric results
Most students at Belgravia, Thandokhulu and Athlone high schools were thrilled with their results. In Masiphumelele students were relieved after a tough year.
By Barbara Maregele and Thembela Ntongana
News | 6 January 2016