Arts and culture
Games that township kids play
Three cans, an old pantihose or rope and a handful of stones. These are the ingredients you need to have a whole day of outdoor fun, no matter what age.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 14 November 2014
Real art makes the privileged uncomfortable
Several Cape Town landmarks have been defaced in recent weeks. Here members of The Tokolos Stencil Collective explain why they have done this.
Members of the Tokolos Stencil Collective
Opinion | 13 November 2014
Who is behind Confessions of a Bisexual Chick?
A year ago, Ntombikayise Matyumza of Jeffreys Bay in the Eastern Cape started a Facebook page aimed at gay and lesbian youth. Today she has more than 14,000 followers across the country.
Pharie Sefali
News | 12 November 2014
Tokolosies graffitti bomb Brundyn+ gallery
On Thursday, staff at the Brundyn+ gallery in Buitengracht found that their building had been graffiti bombed by one of the art collectives, tokolos-stencils, invited to exhibit work at the gallery this month.
GroundUp Staff
News | 6 November 2014
Township based bands are music to the ears of youth
Zethu Gqola looks at four bands from the townships that have gone overseas, released high-selling albums and have come back to inspire their communities, mentoring the youth and getting children back in school.
Zethu Gqola
News | 6 November 2014
Dancers rally to support Christopher Kindo
South Africa’s dance community has come together to support prize-winning Cape Town choreographer and dancer Christopher Kindo who is battling cancer.
Lea Bork
News | 29 October 2014
Putting bread - and chicken - on the table
Nosisa Bhomela is one of 12 Khayelitsha women who slaughter, pluck and clean chickens in exchange for chicken heads and feet to sell and take home for their meals.
Johnnie Isaac
News | 28 October 2014
Mfuleni’s homemade beer brewer
Bukelwa Qebeyi moved to Mfuleni from the Eastern Cape in 1994 hoping to find a job, but like many others she never found one. So she decided to make a living from what she knew best—brewing traditional African beer.
Joyce Xi
News | 27 October 2014
Dookoom: screaming about injustice
Daars a nuwe hond in die omgewing en hy raas soos ‘n baas! Kak gevaarlik and here to claim back the throne as the original Afrikaans gangsters, Dookoom have dropped a 4-track EP, A Gangster Called Big Times, and with the controversy caused by the debut single ‘Larney Jou Poes’, there are no sorry’s here.
Zethu Gqola
Opinion | 15 October 2014