Brief

Masiphumelele: no way in or out

Clashes between police and residents have once again erupted in Masiphumelele.

GroundUp Staff

Brief | 23 October 2015

Protesters occupy Shoprite, demanding lower bread price

Protesters occupied Shoprite in Khayelitsha Mall this morning, demanding a reduction in the price of bread.

GroundUp Staff

Brief | 20 October 2015

Khayelitsha activists want answers from Nhleko

Police Minister Nathi Nhleko addressed over a thousand people at an Imbizo in the Khayelitsha Stadium on Saturday. He accused the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into Policing of being politically motivated. Earlier at the same meeting, ANC Western Cape head Marius Fransman, made the same accusation.

GroundUp staff and Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 19 October 2015

Striking west coast mine workers suspended

About 25 workers at the Australian-owned Tormin mine on the west coast, who went on strike last month, were suspended on Sunday.

Barbara Maregele

Brief | 19 October 2015

Small turnout at anti-corruption protest

The protest against corruption organised by the National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) at Nomzamo Stadium in Strand today drew only about 100 people.

Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 14 October 2015

Social grants deadline: Black Sash to hold silent protest

The Black Sash has urged the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to fix the flaws in the social grants system as a new contractor is appointed to replace Cash Paymaster Services.

Pasqua Heard

Brief | 14 October 2015

Csaawu avoids closure

The Commercial, Stevedoring, Agricultural and Allied Workers union (Csaawu) announced today that it will not be forced to close down.

Barbara Maregele

Brief | 23 September 2015

Barcelona’s garbage finally collected

The City of Cape Town has begun collecting the rubbish that has been piling up in front of people's homes in Barcelona informal settlement.

Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 18 September 2015

Mdantsane construction workers strike

Construction workers in Walter Sisulu in Mdantsane are refusing to work on the RDP houses being built by the municipality, claiming they are being underpaid.

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

Brief | 17 September 2015