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Success against the odds for Khayelitsha learner
At this time of the year, grade 12 learners are busy preparing for their final exams; an exciting but stressful time in their lives. For 21-year-old Athenkosi Ngqunguza, a grade 12 learner from Thembelihle High School in Khayelitsha, studying is not the only challenge he faces. He has been living alone since he was 19, with no adult supervision or financial support, yet he has still remained one of the top students in his school.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
News | 9 October 2013
Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry to go ahead
Civil society organisations and communities are rejoicing after the Constitutional Court unanimously ruled for the O’Regan/Pikoli Commission of Inquiry into policing to go ahead.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 2 October 2013
Soweto Pride claims the space
Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.
Roger Young
News | 2 October 2013
What to do in the school holidays?
Over the school holidays GroundUp went to canvass various school children about their activities.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 2 October 2013
Soweto Pride claims the space
Hundreds of people gathered at the Credo Mutwa Cultural Village in Soweto for the ninth annual Soweto Pride march on Saturday September 28 2013. The organisers, the Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW), say that the march is a platform for LGBTI people from Soweto and the surrounding townships and cities to reclaim public spaces.
Roger Young
News | 2 October 2013
Local artists support Zimbabwean musicians
On 29 September, Baran's Restaurant hosted an “African heritage fundraising show” for an African soul reggae band called The Zealots.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
News | 1 October 2013
Plans to close and rebuild GF Jooste Hospital delayed
It caused a controversy last year, leaving many people wondering how exactly it would work. But what was supposed to be the closure and reconstruction of GF Jooste Hospital this year, will now only happen in 2018.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 1 October 2013