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Khayelitsha leader murdered

Mnoneleli Ngubo, a leading member of Equal Education in Khayelitsha, was stabbed to death in his Khayelitsha home on Tuesday 3 July.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 11 July 2012

Winter in the shacks of Khayelitsha

The rain makes life even more difficult for the residents of Taiwan in Khayelitsha.

Mary-Jane Matsolo

News | 11 July 2012

Man in Gugs flat: “Living here is not life”

Kholekile Tisana is partially blind and has lived in a block of flats called Somafu in Gugulethu for the past year. He says living there is the same as living in a shack.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 11 July 2012

Somali trader: “It’s hell-fire in Somalia. It’s hell-fire in South Africa”

Abdirahaman Abdiwali, a leader in the local Somali community, explained some the difficulties Somalis face to GroundUp.

Tariro Washinyira

News | 11 July 2012

Mitchells Plain soup kitchen continues murdered man’s legacy

Every Wednesday in Hyde Park, Mitchells Plain, a group of people both young and old gather outside a one bedroom house waiting to be given a bowl of hot soup and a slice of bread. This community project was started in 2009 by Quinton Welman.

Veronica Washaya

News | 11 July 2012

Danny Bowers looks forward to Chippa’s first season in the PSL

Phillipi's soccer club, Chippa United, will play in the Premier Soccer League (PSL) next season for the first time. We interviewed their star wing, 27-year-old Danny Bowers.

Margo Fortune

News | 11 July 2012

Taking Cape Town’s transport into the future: an interview with Brett Herron

GroundUp interviewed Mayoral Committee (Mayco) Member responsible for Transport, Roads and Stormwater, Brett Herron, about the city's transport system plans.

Veronica Washaya and Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 4 July 2012

Getting Cape Town’s transport right

Modern cities need transport systems that are safe, affordable, reliable, extensive and easy to understand.

GroundUp Editor

News | 4 July 2012

Crowded, slow and unsafe: Travelling from Delft to Rondebosch via Cape Town

GroundUp journalist Janine Fortuin describes travelling from Delft to Rondebosch via Cape Town.

Janine Fortuin

News | 4 July 2012