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Showdown looms between Motshekga and education activists

Last night Equal Education held a public hearing in Cape Town to address the Minister of Basic Education's draft document on the minimum norms and standards for schools. The organisation believes Minister Angie Motshekga's draft is unsatisfactory.

Fergus Turner

News | 21 March 2013

Two children killed by illegal connections

Andile Duvane was electrocuted on Wednesday 13 March while playing soccer with his friends. He stepped on open electrical wires outside Metrorail's substation at the RR section in Khayelitsha.

Mary-jane Matsolo

News | 20 March 2013

Toilet mess in Khayelitsha - SJC demands service delivery contracts

The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) is demanding access to information on service delivery agreements in Khayelitsha.This follows the breakdown of some outdoor toilets which the organisation fears is a result of the service delivery organisation contracted by the City failing to do its job.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 20 March 2013

From thugs to recruits

A centre in Hanover Park is helping gangsters turn their lives around.

Margo Fortune

News | 20 March 2013

“Don’t play to make the headlines”, advises Bafana Bafana’s Dino Ndlovu

Dino Ndlovu, the 23-year-old striker from Klerksdorp, will play for Bafana Bafana on Saturday in their crucial World Cup qualifying game against the Central African Republic at the Cape Town stadium.

Margo Fortune

News | 20 March 2013

The South African labour market: All the facts

The South African workforce is composed of all the people who are either working or available to work and are actively seeking work. Not everyone of working age participates in the work force. In South Africa the overall percentage of the working age population that participates in the work force is about 62%.

Issa Saunders

News | 13 March 2013

Everything you need to know about the minimum wage

GroundUp sat down with Ingrid Woolard, Associate Professor in Economics at UCT and chair of the Employment Conditions Commission to talk about what goes into setting the minimum wage.

Kezia Lilenstein

News | 13 March 2013

Carlton Skippers getting ready for the upcoming Bayhill Tournament.

Carlton Skippers is a 19 year old right-back and captain of the Milano team. GroundUp caught up with him to speak about his third and final year in the Bayhill Tournament.

Margo Fortune

News | 13 March 2013

Social Justice Coalition protests community protection from police

On March 11th, the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) staged a protest outside of parliament in Cape Town proposing a new memorandum aimed at improving relations between community members and the police that serve them.

Nokubonga Yawa

News | 13 March 2013