GroundUp (Cape Town)

A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health.

July 31

South Africa: Do 80 Percent of South Africans Regularly Use Traditional Healers?

Do 80% of South Africans regularly consult traditional healers? Do most black South Africans choose traditional healers over medical doctors and primary healthcare facilities? The... Read more »
South Africa: Free and Fair Elections

Five years after violence marred the last elections, Zimbabweans are to take to the polls on the 31 July. The question is: will it be a free and fair election? Read more »
South Africa: Riot Breaks Out At Matthew Goniwe High School in Khayelitsha

A riot broke out at Matthew Goniwe High School in Site B, Khayelitsha from about 1pm to 2pm this afternoon. Read more »
South Africa: Tension Between Homeless and Residents in City's Southern Suburbs

At every railway bridge from Observatory to Rondebosch there are homeless people who occupy the subways. They come from different backgrounds and have different reasons for why... Read more »
South Africa: Will There Be Justice for Athenkosi's Killers?

"I am scared. The criminal who murdered my brother is still roaming the streets," Nonkosi Nteyi told GroundUp, obviously distressed. "Worse, he is asking people for descriptions of... Read more »
South Africa: Don't Be Fooled - Zimbabwe's Land Reform Is No Success [analysis]

It is election day in Zimbabwe. This is a good day to reconsider the Zimbabwean land reform experience and what to make of it, especially as we consider what should be done about... Read more »

South Africa: Are We Ready for Universal Breastfeeding? [opinion]

The government is discontinuing the provision of free formula milk at public health facilities. This policy is intended to promote exclusive breastfeeding for all mothers,... Read more »
South Africa: City Installation Displaces Street People

Amelia Earnest met people who live on the streets of Cape Town. Some of them have been living outside since they were children. The City recently made it harder for them. Read more »
South Africa: Zimbabwean Injured in Work Accident Receives No Compensation

Jabulani Murire is a 38-year-old, married Zimbabwean man with three children. His family is struggling to survive after he became bedridden following a car accident while on duty. Read more »
South Africa: Constitutional Court to Hear If Khayelitsha Police Inquiry Should Proceed

Next month, the Constitutional Court will hear the appeal by Minister of Police Nathi Mthethwa after his application for an interdict to stop the Commission of Inquiry (COI) into... Read more »

South Africa: The Rights Role of the Labour Movement

The discussion of socialism and nationalisation in this column last week has upset some trade unionists and at least one academic. They felt that the demands of the Economic... Read more »

South Africa: Chaotic Language Policy Goes to Rights Commission

Mr. Zolile Prusente is the curriculum specialist with the regional education department in Upington. Recently, he sent a complaint to the South African Human Rights Commission... Read more »

South Africa: Youth Consider Mandela Day

We interviewed a small cross-section of South African society about Mandela Day. Some of the answers were surprising. Read more »
South Africa: Police Target Homeless in Somerset West

Last year GroundUp ran a story about the Helderberg Street People's Centre (HSPC), a soup kitchen in Somerset West. They were being forced to close down. The situation "has since... Read more »
South Africa: Initiation Deaths Can Be Stopped [analysis]

As this year's winter circumcision season comes to a close, communities across the country are mourning the decline of a respected tradition that has fallen into criminal hands. Read more »
South Africa: 14-Year-Old Can't Find School to Finish Grade Two

Olwethu is a 14-year-old boy whose dreams have been shattered. Due to his upbringing, Olwethu is only doing Grade 2 now at 14 instead of the usual age of 8. Read more »
South Africa: Sex Work and Disability - a Crucial Need Seldom Spoken About

On 19 July 2013, the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) hosted the Sisonke Open University Seminar on sex workers and people with disabilities. Ntokozo Yingwana,... Read more »
South Africa: What Should Be Done About Land in South Africa? [opinion]

I think about land matters quite a bit, especially now that I'm living on a small holding in the Karoo. In 1999, I was invited to make a video showing the "challenges" (yes that... Read more »

South Africa: Zille's Misguided Defence of Motshekga

Helen Zille may seem like an unlikely advocate for Angie Motshekga, but she is not. The two have come to each other's aid on more than one occasion. Read more »
South Africa: Dutch Family With South African Children Ordered to Leave SA After 17 Years!

The father of a Dutch family that has been living in South Africa since 1996 has been ordered to leave the country by the end of next week. The order came from Home Affairs in Cape... Read more »
South Africa: Solal Technologies Actively Promotes Pseudoscience ... and Here's How

Kevin Charleston explains why he stands by the comments a popular vitamin company is suing him for. Read more »

South Africa: Red Herring - Equating Socialism With Nationalism

Julius Malema's Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has now emerged as a new, self proclaimed, socialist party. It plans to stage a mass rally at Marikana on August 17, marking the... Read more »

South Africa: Residents of Mandalay Worried About Increase in Burglaries

A series of robberies and break-ins has been occurring in Mandalay, a small residential area near Mitchell's Plain. Initially a quiet area, Mandalay is currently a burglary hub. Read more »
South Africa: What Patients Are Saying About Khayelitsha Hospital

On 17 April the Western Cape Health Minister, Theuns Botha, opened Khayelitsha Hospital, "Today marks a milestone of improved service delivery for the people of the Western Cape.... Read more »
South Africa: Nkaneng - Sorry Symbol of a Century of Neglect [opinion]

Living conditions of Lonmin workers show how exploitation and neglect continue on South African platinum mines. Read more »

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