GroundUp (Cape Town)

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

September 7

South Africa: Equal Education Launches Exhibition in Lead-Up to Court Case

Equal Education (EE), officially launched their Fix Our Schools exhibition at the Central Methodist Mission Church on Thursday. Read more »
South Africa: Nyanga Book Club Encourages People to Read

The High School Book Club, is based in Nyanga township at Oscar Mpetha High School. This is a new project started by Madoda Soko who is originally from Tembisa in Johannesburg. Read more »
South Africa: Khayelitsha Councillor - City Ignores My Community

The councillor for a major ward in Khayelitsha says the city is ignoring the real needs of his community. Read more »
South Africa: AMCU Gives Its Side of the Story [interview]

We spoke to Jimmy Gama, Treasurer of the Association of Mine Workers and Construction Union (AMCU), about the Lonmin strike, the killings at Marikana, the status of negotiations... Read more »
South Africa: Marinovich On Marikana and Journalism [interview]

GroundUp interviewed investigative journalist Greg Marinovich, who has published shocking findings about the deaths of miners at Marikana. Read more »
South Africa: De Doorns Farm Workers Strike After Wages Dropped

An ongoing wage dispute that led to an unprotected strike by farm workers highlights the complex relationship between farmers and workers in the De Doorns area. Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds Audition for SABC HIV Show

Hundreds of hopefuls lined the Cape Peninsula University of Technology's ampitheatre on Saturday hoping to be cast in the SABC 1 television drama series, Intersexions. Read more »
South Africa: Green Market Square Traders Face Imminent Eviction

At least 40 immigrants trading since 2010 at the Soko African Market, next to Green Market Square, face imminent eviction. Their attempts to negotiate for more notice time before... Read more »
South Africa: City Explains Its Sports Field Plans [interview]

GroundUp has been reporting on sports facilities in Cape Town's townships. We interviewed Tandeka Gqada, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services, to find out the city's... Read more »
South Africa: TAC Pickets in Support of Man Who Got TB in Prison

Dudley Lee contracted TB while he was an awaiting trial prisoner. Now he's suing the state. Read more »
South Africa: Transforming a Community Through Cycling

Situated in the heart of Khayelitsha Velokhaya Cycling Academy is an unusual sight in a township. Read more »

South Africa: Learning Music in Khayelitsha

Jump Start Music Academy is based in Khayelitsha at the Khaya Bazaar centre. The music academy started in 2010 and was the brainchild of Vincent Manzini. Read more »
South Africa: Keeping Fit At the Sea Point Outdoor Gym

Exercising and keeping fit is a requirement for a healthy lifestyle, but not many people can afford to join a gym. The Sea Point outdoor gym, opened last year, is one of the places... Read more »
South Africa: Phillipi's Winning Deaf Soccer Team

When 28 year old Ndimphiwe Masiba saw how hard it was for deaf children to make friends and interact with people, he decided to start a soccer team for deaf people in 2008 and... Read more »
South Africa: Deadly Highway Soccer Game

Founder and coach of the Brothers of Peace soccer team, Innocent Benya, said that lack of sporting facilities and resources in the Khayelitsha community nearly cost one of the team... Read more »

South Africa: Education Through Soccer

A football Non-Profit Organisation is Using Soccer to Educate Kids Living in Townships. Read more »
South Africa: Where Are the Police? Zimbabwean Man Murdered By Two Gangsters

Zimbabwean born Garikai Mpala has been stabbed to death, allegedly by two gangsters operating in Khayelitsha. The family was told by the Harare (Khayelitsha) police to bring the... Read more »

South Africa: Runners for Health Honoured By University of Stellenbosch

Even if you are HIV positive you can still run the Comrades Marathon. Read more »
South Africa: Province Gives Conflicting Reasons for Zonnebloem School's Closure

Equal Education (EE) has set up an online petition to fight the closure of Zonnebloem Nest Senior School. Western Cape MEC for Education, Donald Grant, has included Zonnebloem in a... Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants Accuse Construction Company of Abusive Labour Practices

Kate Jambela, the owner of Jambela Building Construction, is being accused of exploiting immigrants for the past four years and more recently of dismissing them without paying... Read more »
South Africa: Activists and Politicians Argue Over Violent Protests

Several protests in Cape Town's informal settlements have turned violent in recent weeks. Residents, activist groups and the city's political parties are blaming each other for the... Read more »
South Africa: Athlone School Fights Government's Threat to Close It

Peak View Secondary is a school of about 650 learners in Bridgetown, Athlone. The school has been marked by the provincial government for closure by the end of the year, but the... Read more »

South Africa: Where Cape Town's Homeless Live

Nestled underneath a concrete highway, the District Six Haven shelter is a modest, two-story house where 80 of the area's homeless live. Read more »
South Africa: 'I Don't Do This for Fun' - Road-Side Window Cleaner

Many drivers get irritated with the youths who, without asking for permission first, wash their windscreens at traffic lights. Read more »
South Africa: Immigrants At Work - Hair Salon and Cosmetics Shop in Parow

Prince Ikenna came to South Africa from Nigeria in 2010 and has set up a successful salon and cosmetics business. Read more »

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