Articles for Ashraf Hendricks

Hundreds outside Parliament call for Zuma to resign

Joining protests in Pretoria, following the President’s cabinet reshuffle, civil society and faith-based groups demonstrated in Cape Town

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News | 31 March 2017

Zuma cabinet reshuffle: what people are saying

GroundUp asked members of the public what they think of the axing of the Minister of Finance

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News | 31 March 2017

Elsies River erupts in violent protest after shack demolished

Community says it will stand by the family whose home was torn down

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News | 30 March 2017

Activists start occupation to demand social housing

Premier Helen Zille says action is “less than honest”

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News | 27 March 2017

Philippi High students march to Provincial legislature

Learners have been protesting over conditions in the school for years

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Brief | 24 March 2017

Activists vow to continue fight for Tafelberg site

Campaigners sceptical of Province’s commitment to social housing on Woodstock and Waterfront sites

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Brief | 24 March 2017

Satellite police station not enough, say Nyanga residents

Nyanga has the highest number of murders in the country: 279 victims in a year

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News | 22 March 2017

Sometimes, gangsterism is the norm

Cape Flats residents paint a complex picture of the causes of gang violence

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News | 16 March 2017

New round of evictions in Wolwerivier

Residents say they live in overcrowded conditions while houses stand empty

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News | 9 March 2017

Did policeman fire handgun at Philippi school protest?

Eyewitness says policeman pulled out a handgun and fired a single round

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News | 8 March 2017

Philippi High students demand promised new school

About 150 learners march to the Metro South office of the education department

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News | 6 March 2017

Court hears why nuclear deal should be stopped

“We had the arms deal, we had Nkandla … it’s not the majority of South Africans that will benefit from this deal,” says activist

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Law | 22 February 2017

Fisantekraal residents want to build their own RDP homes

March to Parliament to protest against receiving Garden City houses

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Brief | 15 February 2017

In photos: protests at State of Nation Address 2017

Despite violence inside Parliament, outside was mostly peaceful

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Photo Essay | 10 February 2017

Mining company fights Northern Cape community over asbestos

Kumba Iron Ore takes Dingleton residents to court

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

News | 9 February 2017

Move to make way for mine turns sour for Northern Cape residents

Dozens of families that relocated from Dingleton to Siyathemba thought they would be better off

Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

News | 3 February 2017