Arts and culture

Cape Town Orchestra’s outreach programme in peril

Orchestra gets silent treatment from Department of Arts and Culture

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News | 30 August 2018

Mandela home in ruins

The house where Nelson Mandela’s first wife lived out her days is part of the Liberation Heritage Route

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Brief | 17 August 2018

Local TV series wins at international film festival

Story about young Langa boxer’s rise to the top

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Brief | 17 July 2018

IN PHOTOS: Capetonians observe Ramadan

Muslim community end each day’s fast with prayer and delicious food

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Photo Essay | 15 June 2018

M.I.A. brings colour to the Old Biscuit Mill

Riveting performance by rapper and political activist

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Photo Essay | 9 June 2018

Eastern Cape learners battle without internet access

Free internet and wifi in public libraries stopped last year

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Brief | 14 May 2018

ARTICLE RETRACTED: R22 million Red Location Museum slowly being stripped nail by nail

This article plagiarised from another article published in 2016. This violates GroundUp’s principles. We have therefore retracted it.

News | 11 May 2018

Never too old to compete for gold

Thousands join the Cape Town Games for Older Living

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Photo Essay | 3 April 2018

No need for a camera: Nyanga artist uses a ballpoint pen just as well

Themba Mkhangeli achieves photographic realism with only a BIC pen

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News | 27 March 2018

Thousands celebrate the streets of Mitchells Plain

“This is one of the events that I can say brings people together”

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Photo Essay | 26 March 2018

Roadside artist uses tins to show life in informal settlements

I love using my hands, says William Mayere

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Feature | 11 January 2018

R12 million flower festival for Parys

Controversy over how the benefits will be spread

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News | 24 November 2017

Meet Masiphumelele’s budding violinists

“We like the African beats and we also play classics”

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Photo Essay | 17 November 2017

Video: Harmony on Metrorail

Youngsters entertain commuters to raise funds for their choral group

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Video | 13 November 2017

Khayelitsha’s up and coming pantsula dancer

Sizwe Nguqe has been dancing since 1994

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Feature | 22 October 2017

Pop up cinemas in Khayelitsha

“There are no malls close by and to go and watch movies you must have money”

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News | 17 October 2017