Society
Most of Khayelitsha is policeable
At the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry, Phumeza Mlungwana has given evidence.
Adam Armstrong
News | 27 January 2014
SASSA fails to pay grants on time in Gugulethu and Mitchell’s Plain
There is a large backlog in social grant payments at South Africa Social Security Agency (SASSA) branches in Gugulethu and Mitchell's Plain. Beneficiaries who have not received their grants in months are accusing the state agency of incompetence.
Pharie Sefali
News | 22 January 2014
The need for real media transformation
Transformation of the media in South Africa is essential. But we should be very clear about what we mean by such transformation.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 14 January 2014
Unity after Madiba?
After the departure of Nelson Mandela, where is this unity we talk about? On the day of Tata's memorial the world was watching. It was a day where South Africans from different backgrounds, through the rain, walked, drove, took buses, trains and taxis to Soccer City to witness the memorial of an African hero.
Axolile Notywala
Opinion | 12 December 2013
Hatched the day before Madiba’s release: a born-free speaks
I was born the day before Madiba's release from prison. Most of what I know about him I was told by my parents or I learnt at school. I never met him. Nevertheless, the way he shared his life made it feel as if I knew him personally.
Nwabisa Pondoyi
Opinion | 12 December 2013
Alide Dasnois exemplifies quiet integrity and commitment to quality media
Alide Dasnois has been fired from her position as editor of the Cape Times.
GroundUp Editor
News | 8 December 2013
Nelson Mandela: An interview with Zackie Achmat
Nelson Mandela has died. He inspired and led the struggle for freedom and against the oppression of apartheid. GroundUp interviewed Zackie Achmat about Mandela. In the 2000s, Achmat led the struggle for life-saving medicines for people with HIV.
GroundUp Staff
News | 6 December 2013
What’s it like to be gay or lesbian in Khayelitsha?
On 14 December, the Desmond Tutu Foundation will host a beauty pageant called Mr and Miss Gay Ekasi in Salt River. Most participants will be from Khayelitsha and other Cape Town townships. Does the popularity of events like these mean it is becoming easier to be gay or lesbian in Cape Town’s largest township?
Pharie Sefali
News | 28 November 2013
“We’ve lost hope in our government”
Several houses in Gugulethu were damaged by the heavy rainfall this weekend. Hombazi Fiphaza, a resident from Kanana Square informal settlement, said, “We go through the same thing everytime there is heavy rainfall … What pains me the most is watching the children suffer because of it, and there is nothing you can do to protect them from it.”
Nwabisa Pondoyi
News | 21 November 2013