May 16

• South Africa: Activist Group Accuses City of Failing to Monitor Toilet Contracts

  On 27 April the Social Justice Coalition (SJC) held a meeting in Khayelitsha to report the results of an audit of toilets provided by a supplier contracted to the City of Cape... Read more »

• South Africa: 'Prodigal Daughters' Speak Out At Franschoek Literary Festival

  The exile experience of women in the liberation movements -- a largely neglected aspect of recent South African history -- will feature this year at the Franschhoek Literary... Read more »

May 15

• South Africa: Keagan Buchanan (fc Cape Town) Dreams of Psl or Uefa

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• South Africa: Recent Survey Reveals Youth Hardships

  South Africa devotes significant resources to youth development, with 20% of the national government's budget going towards education alone. However, a recent survey reveals that... Read more »

• South Africa: What Do the Big Banks Offer Low-Income Earners?

  Low-income earners are people who are unemployed or those making just enough to get by on a single or joint monthly income. What do banks really offer these South Africans? Read more »

• South Africa: Why South Africa Must End Trade With Illegal Israeli Settlements

  South Africa ruffled political feathers in April this year, after it made it unlawful for Israeli settlement products sold locally to be labelled as "made in Israel". All products... Read more »

• South Africa: Paul Kasonkomona Fights for Fair Trial

  Paul Kasonkomona, an HIV/Aids activist based in Zambia, appeared in the Lusaka Magistrate's Court today (15 May) on charges of idle and disorderly behaviour. He was arrested last... Read more »

• South Africa: Struggle for Disabled People to Use Cape Town's Transport

  On Monday Cape Town bus drivers ended their strike after 25 days. They had asked for a wage increase of 18% but settled for a preliminary increase of 9.5% which will increase to... Read more »

• South Africa: Interview With Lauren Beukes

  Cape Town-based writer Lauren Beukes won the 2011 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel Zoo City. Her new novel, The Shining Girls, is receiving rave reviews and is set to make... Read more »

• South Africa: Wake-Up Call for Unions

  That private club of super-rich men, the World Economic Forum (WEF), was back in town this week. In Cape Town to be exact, to persuade, buy up and bully politicians and opinion... Read more »

• South Africa: The Challenges of Running a Business in a Poor Community

  There are many challenges when starting a business. Planning and marketing the business, determining prices, and managing the day to day running are not simple tasks. But... Read more »

May 09

• South Africa: Soccer Coach Rapes 13-Year Old Boy in Khayelitsha

  A 13-year old boy was raped by a community soccer coach last Sunday in TR Section, Khayelitsha. On Sunday 5 May, Fenyang Mgwatyu (all names in this article have been changed), a... Read more »

May 08

• South Africa: Creating the Cape Cultural Collective [interview]

  The Cape Cultural Collective (CCC) is as strange and unusual as it is interesting and inspirational. Read more »

• South Africa: Annie Lennox Speaks Out Against Violence

  Who is paying the biggest price for South Africa's sexual violence? Scottish singer-songwriter and political activist Annie Lennox wants the world to know as she takes a stand to... Read more »

• South Africa: 17 Years Defending the Right to Fight [opinion]

  May Day last week should have been a time for reflection, not celebration; reflection about the potentially dire situation the labour movement now finds itself in. It is a... Read more »

May 07

• South Africa: 'Aging Out' of Foster Care - David's Story

  Every year, hundreds of young adults "age out" of the foster care system in South Africa when they officially become adults at or around their 18th birthday. It is a big transition... Read more »

May 06

• South Africa: Ajax Star's Advice to Youth: Listen, Work Hard and Focus On Education [interview]

  GroundUp interviewed Thulani Hlatswayo, the 23-year-old centre-back from Ajax Cape Town to see how he feels about the team's progress and the upcoming Liverpool match. Read more »

April 30

• South Africa: Democratic Alliance Responding to Criticism

  The Democratic Alliance markets itself as an efficient and un-corrupt alternative to the ANC. It never hesitates to point out serious service delivery failures by the ANC. So it is... Read more »

• South Africa: Gugulethu Boy Fulfilling His Dream in Sweden [interview]

  Sive Pekezela from Gugulethu plays right-wing for Swedish team Gefle IF. He is just 20 years old. Read more »

• South Africa: Metrorail Security Beats Up Commuter

  Luke Turner was beaten up by Metrorail security guards last Monday for not having a ticket. Read more »

• South Africa: Khayelitsha Toilet Contractors Not Delivering

  "The toilets are not very good. They are unstable and fall over a lot," says Nomtheto Ndzime, a Khayelitsha resident, about the toilets provided by the City of Cape Town. Read more »

• South Africa: Vital Issues Clouded By Ambition and Bad Journalism

  Politics and personal ambition compounded by some sloppy journalism have clouded and confused the issues surrounding the bitter internecine feud within Cosatu and the governing... Read more »

April 29

• South Africa: Writers and Leaders Talk About Terrible Conditions in Schools

  Last week GroundUp's Mary-Anne Gontsana reported the terrible state of schools in the Eastern Cape she saw on the "solidarity visit" organised by Equal Education. Today she... Read more »

April 26

• South Africa: Why Do Learners Have to Use Toilets That Look Like This?

  Equal Education has organised a two-day "solidarity visit" of schools in the Eastern Cape. GroundUp journalist Mary-Anne Gontsana is reporting what she sees. Here is her second... Read more »

April 25

• South Africa: 110 Learners in One Class in Eastern Cape School

  Equal Education has organised a two-day "solidarity visit" of schools in the Eastern Cape. Well-known South Africans, including Archbishop Thabo Makgoba and constitutional law... Read more »