Fire leaves over 50 homeless in Khayelitsha

Residents of BT section in Site B Khayelitsha lost their homes and belongings after a fire hit the area late afternoon yesterday. Many do not know where they will sleep tonight.

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News | 8 January 2016

What do the matric results mean?

Equal Education researchers explain what's promising, and what isn't.

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Analysis | 8 January 2016

I was jailed for filming a police assault

How the cops locked me up for trying to stop police brutality and then carried out an even more vicious beating in front of me.

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News | 8 January 2016

The forgotten people of the Western Cape

Klipheuwel is an informal settlement about 10km north of Durbanville. It seldom gets any news coverage. GroundUp's photographer, Masixole Feni, spent time in the area.

“My son died trying to save our things”

Hout Bay mother describes Boxing Day tragedy.

Future uncertain for Woodstock’s poorest families

Residents of Pine Road informal settlement want houses but fear high rents.

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News | 7 January 2016

Joy and agony as students get their matric results

Most students at Belgravia, Thandokhulu and Athlone high schools were thrilled with their results. In Masiphumelele students were relieved after a tough year.

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News | 6 January 2016

Butterworth’s R9 million swimming pool is still empty after seven years

Seven years after building started, Butterworth’s R9 million swimming pool is still not finished.

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News | 9 December 2015

Students in state scheme get certificates for courses they didn’t complete

The National Rural Youth Service Corps (Narysec), set up to train unemployed young people in rural areas, seems to be in disarray in the Eastern Cape, where some students have given up hope of graduating while others say they have been given certificates for courses they did not complete.

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and GroundUp staff

Feature | 8 December 2015