Crime
Zimbabwean woman murdered on her way to Bellville
The brother of a Zimbabwean woman who was murdered last week is accusing her ex-boyfriend in a case that highlights violence against women.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 18 July 2012
Somali trader: “It’s hell-fire in Somalia. It’s hell-fire in South Africa”
Abdirahaman Abdiwali, a leader in the local Somali community, explained some the difficulties Somalis face to GroundUp.
Tariro Washinyira
News | 11 July 2012
The inequality of murder
Doron Isaacs writes about the murder of Mnoneleli Ngubo, his friend and a fellow leader in Equal Education.
Doron Isaacs
Opinion | 6 July 2012
Night vigil against mob justice
The Social Justice Coalition (SJC) held a candlelight vigil in Khayelitsha on Thursday to highlight the problem of vigilante murders in the township.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 4 July 2012
Street lights out on Lansdowne Road for years
The street lights on Lansdowne in Khayelitsha have not worked for years. After noticing a long portion of Lansdowne Road without working street lights, I interviewed people who walk along the road.
Nokubonga Yawa
News | 20 June 2012
Public meeting on gangsterism in schools
The spotlight was on gangsterism in the Western Cape again on Tuesday when community safety MEC Dan Plato and conflict resolution practitioner Irvin Kinnes held a public dialogue on the issue.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 7 June 2012
Man on hunger strike in protest against vigilante killings
Nkwame Cedile, a Western Cape organiser for the Right2Know campaign, is fasting for nine days in protest against vigilante killings in Khayelitsha. He is calling his campaign 8+1.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 31 May 2012
Corruption and inhumanity at Maitland Home Affairs
Everyday about a thousand asylum seekers queue outside the Maitland Refugee Reception Centre off Voortrekker Road. They try to get the papers they need to stay in the country legally so that they can avoid prison, fines and deportation.
GroundUp Reporters
News | 29 May 2012
How the asylum seeking process can be improved
How can the intolerable situations at the Home Affairs refugees centres be improved? We make some suggestions.
GroundUp Editor
News | 29 May 2012