Khanya primary school in Samora, Philippi, was closed down by parents today who are demanding scholar transport for their children.
News | 21 January 2016
A dispute over who should clean the informal settlement’s toilets is escalating.
News | 21 January 2016
Further reports of police brutality surface
News | 21 January 2016
They are calling for the Education Department to provide transport for their children.
News | 21 January 2016
Many people without land are still living in the community hall following last year’s fire
News | 21 January 2016
No cleaning services since September
News | 20 January 2016
Residents battle blazing sun and mosquitoes
News | 20 January 2016
GroundUp previously reported the poor service by the Department of Home Affairs' foreshore offices. Today, the situation remains unchanged.
Brief | 18 January 2016
The informal settlement's toilets are overflowing and unusable.
News | 15 January 2016
Residents of Blikkiesdorp work hard to give their animals a good life, gathering with their pets to receive basic vet care, food and advice from volunteers at Tin Can Town animal rescue organisation.
News | 15 January 2016
But for many students this is easier said than done.
News | 15 January 2016
A man claims to have been physically and verbally assaulted by a security guard in Site C’s Shoprite.
News | 15 January 2016
An article by Eduard Grebe highlighting police brutality spurred the Cape Town Rastafarian community to protest outside Woodstock Police Station today.
News | 14 January 2016
There is a political battle underway in Philippi's Ward 33. The fight is not between opposing political parties, however, but within the ANC itself, with former ward councillor Monwabisi Mbaliswano in one corner and the present incumbent, Nico Mzalisi, in the other.
Feature | 14 January 2016
Yesterday's fires left more than a hundred Capetonians homeless.
News | 13 January 2016