On the Politics of Protest in Cape Town
A few weeks ago, the City of Cape Town was rocked by a spate of road blockades and other significant protests. Certain liberal NGOs joined the Democratic Alliance in condemning the protests claiming that they are violent and motivated by political party agendas.
Jared Sacks
Opinion | 22 August 2012
Young Seedat loves playing football for South Africa
Ebrahim Seedat is just 19 years old, but this left-wing and midfielder is making waves in the soccer world.
Margo Fortune
News | 20 August 2012
Why Cape Town has erupted and what we can do about it
On the evening of Friday 3 August thousands of Khayelitsha residents were nearing the end of the long and difficult bus journey that city workers endure twice a day.
Gavin Silber
Opinion | 17 August 2012
No angels in the bloody Lonmin clashes
The ongoing tension and violence at South Africa’s Lonmin platinum mine is a much more complex and messy business than a simple turf war between unions in the Rustenburg region of the country.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 17 August 2012
Where are the police? Zimbabwean man murdered by two gangsters
Zimbabwean born Garikai Mpala has been stabbed to death, allegedly by two gangsters operating in Khayelitsha. The family was told by the Harare (Khayelitsha) police to bring the two suspects to the police station.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 15 August 2012
Cape Town protests
About 350 residents of Khayelitsha's BM section took to the streets on Monday this week to protest over the lack of houses and sanitation. The protestors burnt tyres and stoned vehicles. Eight people were arrested by police for public violence.
GroundUp Staff
News | 15 August 2012
Mars and the need to imagine a different South Africa
On 6 August, something extraordinary happened: NASA, the US space agency, landed a research craft called the Curiosity rover on Mars.
Jacques van Heerden
Opinion | 15 August 2012
Education through soccer
A football non-profit organisation is using soccer to educate kids living in townships.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 15 August 2012
The forgotten history of workers’ Olympics
In this week of Women’s Day, the 30th summer Olympiad is coming to an end. Over the past week and more, women and men from all backgrounds have displayed their sporting abilities, watched on television by more than 1 billion people around the world.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 13 August 2012