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The marine pilot

News | 6 March 2013

Hunters FC player’s big dreams

GroundUp spoke to Hunters FC striker Ipeleng Seepamore about how he keeps his mind and body in form to play.

Margo Fortune

News | 6 March 2013

Gangs, a brotherhood-in-arms

Youth gangs have become a normal occurrence in Khayelitsha.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 27 February 2013

New police leader in Delft gives community hope

Police and community members are discussing measures to curb violence in Rosendal Delft.

Janine Fortuin

News | 27 February 2013

“I am not a woman abuser. I just have a short temper!”

Cynthia is beaten up frequently by her husband. She is 34 and has been married for eight years. She lives in Khayelitsha with her husband.

Mary-Jane Matsolo

News | 27 February 2013

Khayelitsha kid living his dream in Belgium

Twenty-year-old Ayanda Patosi from Khayelitsha is playing left and right wing for Sporting Lokoren in Belgium.

Margo Fortune

News | 27 February 2013

How to organise support for mental health in places where there is none

For many South Africans living in rural communities and urban townships, counselling and support for mental illness and distress is unavailable. Information and resources on mental health, including depression, anxiety and suicidal tendency, is difficult to access.

Fergus Turner

News | 27 February 2013

Stock wanted

During my lunch break on 26 February 2013, I walked past a worker, resting in his wheelbarrow with a bottle of Coca Cola in his hand, beneath a sign that reads, “Stock wanted”.

Gregory Solik

News | 27 February 2013

Legal and illegal drag racing in Cape Town

Police say they are taking steps to combat illegal drag racing activities in light of the growing popularity of the dangerous sport.

Janine Fortuin

News | 20 February 2013