Articles for Ashraf Hendricks

Activists hold mock trial of Zuma

While there was much laughter, Brett Herron’s testimony was haunting

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News | 30 November 2017

Man electrocuted as city councillor takes the train

Commuter was travelling on the roof of overcrowded train

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Brief | 30 November 2017

Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers

Vavi calls for May Day shutdown

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News | 24 November 2017

Families evicted at Cape Town’s biggest social housing complex

Tenants cried as their furniture was moved onto lawns outside Steenvilla

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Brief | 23 November 2017

Meet Masiphumelele’s budding violinists

“We like the African beats and we also play classics”

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Photo Essay | 17 November 2017

Veterans arrested in anti-Zuma protest

Zackie Achmat calls on all in South Africa to go to police stations on 30 November

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News | 1 November 2017

Woodstock woman evicted from her home of 26 years

Carmina Vieira’s case has been taken up by housing activists

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Brief | 1 November 2017

UCT suspends classes following disruptions

New SRC member condemns shutdown, while administration seeks interdict

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News | 26 October 2017

Activists halt Woodstock eviction

“This is the direct impact of gentrification”

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News | 25 October 2017

More civil society voices call for action by PRASA

“The biggest problem is corruption”

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Brief | 20 October 2017

PRASA says it’s on top of security problems

But a key claim of the railway company doesn’t match reality

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News | 16 October 2017

Karate much more than a sport for Khayelitsha kids

Goju-Kai style karate has become popular with dojos in Khayelitsha, Langa, Mfuleni and Gugulethu.

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Photo Essay | 10 October 2017

Marikana residents march for safety

“We want action. We don’t want verbal promises”

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Brief | 5 October 2017

In photos: Ocean View residents and police clash over failure to reduce crime

“The people are suffering because crime has taken over. We’re crying for help.”

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Photo Essay | 22 September 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s affordable housing sites

City has committed to turning 13 sites near the city centre into homes for low-income households

Text by Will Yoder. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 14 September 2017

A history of violence: police action in Hout Bay

Fourteen-year-old boy has surgery to remove rubber bullet

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News | 13 September 2017