I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp

Picture and words: Sandiso Phaliso / GroundUp Last month, GroundUp reported how a hair salon...

Ten years after GroundUp revealed her plight, a disabled woman and her autistic son are still living in a tiny shack with no electricity or sanitation

In 2013 GroundUp visited Leticia Mbuka and her autistic son Musa Pani in their...

GroundUp reporters hijacked and robbed

Two GroundUp reporters were hijacked and robbed in Philippi, Cape Town, on Friday, at...

Khayelitsha Music Academy hopes to change lives

Words: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp The Khayelitsha Music Academy started in 2006 in a shack...

Solar lights mean shack dwellers can walk to the toilet at night

Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana About 75 households in Khayelitsha were given solar street lights in...

Hollywood star joins yoga classes for Lavender Hill learners

Words: Liezl Human / GroundUp Hollywood star Lesley-Ann Brandt joined Lavender Hill schoolchildren on Tuesday...

Three Cape Town SAPS officers appear in court for torture of barber

Words: Mary-Anne Gontsana / GroundUp Three South African Police Service (SAPS) members appeared in...

Trains are running again on Metrorail’s Southern Line but the embankment needs attention

Words: Sandiso Phaliso and Steve Kretzmann / GroundUp The railway line between Cape Town station...

The Big Issue is secure again

Words: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp After months of uncertainty, The Big Issue is back on...

No shelter for homeless dog owners

Pictures and words: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp A dog may be a person’s ‘best...