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Khayelitsha students protest lack of teachers

A large group of Uxolo High School students in Khayelitsha chanted and protested in the street outside the school premises Monday morning over a lack of teachers, mainly for Matric classes.

Barbara Maregele

News | 9 February 2015

Fire starter blames load shedding for Franschhoek shack blaze

A shack fire that tore through Langrug informal settlement in Franschhoek on Saturday has been blamed on a combination of negligence and unexpected load shedding.

Daneel Knoetze

News | 9 February 2015

Gugulethu’s free paralegal advice centre under threat of closure

The Gugulethu Paralegal Advice Office in Gugulethu will soon be forced to close down if staff are unable to secure funding by April this year.

Barbara Maregele

News | 9 February 2015

Bongani Fani delivered Cape Times for two decades - now he’s been dumped

The latest casualty in the claimed “transformative restructuring” of Independent Newspapers is Bongani Fani, who has delivered Cape Times and Argus titles from Lakeside to Kalk Bay for more than 20 years. A resident of Masiphumelele and father of four, Mr Fani received a “Termination of subscription delivery contract” letter from “PG Rhoda, Circulation and Distribution Manager” last month.

Terry Bell

News | 8 February 2015

Lost court records delay judgment in activist court case

SJC activists and their supporters descended upon the Cape Town Magistrates' court this morning, anticipating judgment in a trial that has been ongoing, in stops and starts, since July last year. But there was to be no judgment, because part of the court record had been lost.

Daneel Knoetze

News | 6 February 2015

No place to bring up a child

Pheliswa Cekiso, 28, was two months pregnant when she was evicted from her shack in Lwandle. In December she gave birth to a healthy boy. But the Nomzamo community hall where she lives is no place to bring up a child, she says.

Zintle Swana

News | 5 February 2015

“We can’t smile for passengers when there is pain in our hearts” - MyCiTi bus driver

MyCiTi bus drivers say they will not go back to work until the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (SATAWU) is recognised by Transpeninsula Investments (TPI). The strike that started yesterday continued today, with a picket outside TPI's depot.

Kevin Elliott

News | 5 February 2015

Struggle for justice receives financial boost

A new fund worth $25 million (R284 million) was announced at the District 6 Museum in Cape Town today. It will support organisations that are working to “advance constitutionalism”.

GroundUp Staff

News | 5 February 2015