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Interview with Zimbabwean Olympian who ran against Usain Bolt
The 2012 Summer Olympic Games opened in London on 27 July 2012. GroundUp interviewed Brian Dzingai who raced against Usain Bolt in the 200 metres at the Beijing Olympics. Dzingai is fom Zimbabwe, but is currently located in Paris.
Veronica Washaya
News | 1 August 2012
Cape Town’s determined small business owners
Most young people living in Cape Town's townships are unemployed and have little chance of getting a job.
GroundUp Editor
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: Making ends meet as a cab driver
Tinashe Nhidza is a 35-year-old Zimbabwean taxi cab driver operating in Cape Town.
Veronica Washaya
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: Hair salon and cosmetics shop in Parow
Prince Ikenna came to South Africa from Nigeria in 2010 and has set up a successful salon and cosmetics business.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 25 July 2012
“I don’t do this for fun” - Road-side window cleaner
Many drivers get irritated with the youths who, without asking for permission first, wash their windscreens at traffic lights.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 25 July 2012
Immigrants at work: IT repair shop in Gardens
Admire Siya is just 25-years old and from Zimbabwe. He has set up an IT shop in his home in Gardens.
Veronica Washaya
News | 25 July 2012
Gay and lesbian activists protest Holomisa’s call for review
Last Wednesday, gay and lesbian rights organisations handed a memorandum to the ANC Western Cape representative, Songezo Mjongile.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 25 July 2012
Where Cape Town’s homeless live
Nestled underneath a concrete highway, the District Six Haven shelter is a modest, two-story house where 80 of the area’s homeless live.
Allen Jiang and Audrey Leasure
News | 25 July 2012
“We’ll come back to Cape Town” - Manchester United players
On Saturday, Manchester United played Ajax in Cape Town as one of their pre-season training friendly matches.
Margo Fortune
News | 25 July 2012