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Netball - a game for all

Doctor Daniel Siduie, a 20-year-old man hailing from Mpumalanga has been playing netball with girls since 2004.

Nwabisa Pondoyi

News | 9 October 2013

Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry to go ahead

Civil society organisations and communities are rejoicing after the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled for the O’Regan/Pikoli Commission of Inquiry into policing to go ahead.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 2 October 2013

Stifled cartoonist

News | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride

News | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride claims the space

Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.

Roger Young

News | 2 October 2013

What to do in the school holidays?

Over the school holidays GroundUp went to canvass various school children about their activities.

Tariro Washinyira

News | 2 October 2013

Soweto Pride claims the space

Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.

Roger Young

News | 2 October 2013

Local artists support Zimbabwean musicians

On 29 September, Baran's Restaurant hosted an “African heritage fundraising show” for an African soul reggae band called The Zealots.

Nwabisa Pondoyi

News | 1 October 2013

Plans to close and rebuild GF Jooste Hospital delayed

It caused a controversy last year, leaving many people wondering how exactly it would work. But what was supposed to be the closure and reconstruction of GF Jooste Hospital this year, will now only happen in 2018.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 1 October 2013

Khayelitsha parents march for quality education

As the country was celebrating Heritage Day, about 300 parents, teachers and members of Equal Education (EE) marched from different points in Khayelitsha to Site B Hall. They wanted to draw to the attention of Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga the need for quality education for their children and to have standards set for school infrastructure.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 30 September 2013

Renowned Palestinian poet performs in Khayelitsha

On 24 September 2013, Remi Kanazi, a world-renowned Palestinian-American performance poet, gave a performance of his poetry in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. Kanazi’s poetry covers a range of topics, including the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Islamophobia and imperialism.

Staff writer

News | 30 September 2013

Westgate Mall horror

News | 27 September 2013

Fewer learners fed after feeding tender goes BEE

Since the Peninsula School Feeding Association (PSFA) lost a tender by the Department of Education’s National School Nutrition Programme to deliver a school feeding service, two schools are complaining that the service has decreased, and learners are hungry.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 26 September 2013

Wallacedene Heritage Day

News | 25 September 2013

Zimbabwean man dies in Langebaan police cells

A Zimbabwean family has accused the police of negligence and human rights abuses after 29-year-old Arthur Padzakashamba died in custody in the Langebaan police cells. The family alleges that he was arrested when reporting a domestic violence case against his estranged wife after she had allegedly stabbed him on 6 September 2013.

Tariro Washinyira

News | 25 September 2013

Angolans lose refugee status

Petro Nzazi (not his real name) and his young brother are refugees from Angola. They have lost their refugee status, and they are now left without any identity documents.

Tariro Washinyira

News | 25 September 2013