Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life
Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 28 July 2019
New Masiphumelele taxi rank open at last
The rank has stood unused since its completion in May
Brief | 26 July 2019
How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs
Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses
News | 26 July 2019
Activists call on German government to prosecute state capturers
#UniteBehind singles out Vossloh, whose subsidiary sold trains to PRASA that don’t fit local tracks
Brief | 25 July 2019
Police raid Woodstock Hospital, arrest 40 people and release them
Residents allege they were dealt with violently and the police had no warrant
News | 25 July 2019
Relatives denied visiting rights at Goodwood prison
Correctional services says there are renovations taking place at the visiting area
News | 25 July 2019
Short of money and desperate, Khayelitsha residents start land occupation
“Sometimes we sleep on empty stomachs because we have no food”
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2019
“We don’t grow plants, we grow people”
Streetscapes’ urban gardens offer people living on the streets a way to reintegrate with society
News | 24 July 2019