News
Fatal shack fire shatters a Khayelitsha family
Four young cousins died in a shack fire in Golishe Crescent, U-Section, Site B, Khayelitsha on Monday night.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 26 May 2015
Helping youths in care prepare for life
Tasks like applying for an ID, opening your first bank account or even learning how to budget from a small allowance may seem trivial to most teenagers transitioning into adulthood. However, for youths leaving child and youth care centres (CYCC) for the first time, there is often no support and guidance on how to deal with these day-to-day challenges.
Barbara Maregele
News | 26 May 2015
Slow Home Affairs prevents Zimbabweans from making ends meet
Zimbabweans whose business permit applications have been rejected are hoping that the decision will be reversed, but the Department of Home Affairs is dragging its heels.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 26 May 2015
Lukewarm response to new toilets in Khayelitsha
Minister of Water Affairs and Sanitation Nomvula Mokonyane announced in Khayelitsha on Friday the launch of pilot projects of new mobile toilets. But residents’ reactions were somewhat sceptical.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 25 May 2015
Conflict in Stellenbosch mars housing development
Stellenbosch shack fire survivors have expressed anxiety about the involvement of the ANC dominated Kayamandi Development Forum (KDF) in their new government housing development project.
Mandla Mnyakama and GroundUp Staff
News | 25 May 2015
Help Idrissa Kargbo run the Cape Town marathon
Until 2013 Sierra Leone was mostly known as a country of civil war and child soldiers. Although the war had ended a decade before, the country was still far from back on its feet. When Ebola struck in 2014 Sierra Leone was once again thrust grudgingly into the spotlight.
Tom Boyles
News | 25 May 2015
From Masiphumelele to the Waterfront
Ndileka Biyo, owner of Rockasa Design in Masiphumelele, has set her sights on a place in the affluent Waterfront.
Bernard Chiguvare
News | 25 May 2015
Province to NUM: prove your allegations
The Provincial Department of Transport and Public Works has asked the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) to present proof of their allegation that Good Hope Construction (GHC) has been hiring gangsters to do their security.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 22 May 2015
Textbook shortage causes Cape Town school’s exams to be postponed
The Western Cape Education Department (WCED) and Maitland High School have agreed to postpone second term exams following complaints of shortages of text books at the school.
Nombulelo Damba
News | 22 May 2015