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A taste of Somalia on the streets of Joburg

4 days ago | groundup.org.za | Jan Bornman

We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair, Johannesburg which serves qaxwo (Somali coffee) and other Somali treats. The shop has been run by Ibrahim Mohamed Ali since 2009. Despite one of his brothers being murdered and another going missing during the 2008 xenophobic violence, Ali remains hopeful. His shop is decorated with Somali ornaments and other memorabilia, and a place where families gather.
Proteas arrive home victorious

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Ihsaan Haffejee

The victorious Proteas menâ€™s cricket team arrived home from London to a heroâ€™s welcome on Wednesday. Captain Temba Bavuma walked into the arrivals hall at OR Tambo, holding aloft the Test Championship Mace â€“ the International Cricket Council trophy for test cricket. Fans in the arrival hall started singing his name as young children yelled out for autographs. Last week, Bavuma led his underdog team to a five-wicket victory over Australia in the final of the World Test Championship in London.
Out of the black and into the red - Theewaterskloof municipality’s rapid decline

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Steve Kretzmann

Rot set in straight after the 2021 local government elections Theewaterskloof has had five mayors and four municipal managers in under four years, largely because of political tussles since November 2021. The once financially stable municipality has been bankrupted within three financial years while the ANC, Patriotic Alliance and GOOD held the political reins. The municipality was put under financial administration in November last year.
Youngsters own the street for Youth Day

1 week ago | groundup.org.za | Ashraf Hendricks

For two hours on Youth Day, Sydney Street in Mowbray was filled with children. They played soccer and learned to skate and drum and practise the martial art of capoeira. The event was inspired by similar events held by Open Streets, in which streets are cordoned off for activities. Marlise Richter, organiser of the Mowbray event and resident of Sydney Street, said the event was a celebration of children. She said that she would love to see more public spaces used for sport and recreation.
Document goes missing in police torture case

2 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Mary-Anne Gontsana

One of the three police officers on trial for the assault of a barber during a raid at his workplace in Mowbray in 2023 intends to plead guilty to the charge of torture. However, proceedings could not continue at the Wynberg Regional Court in Cape Town on Thursday because the officerâ€™s plea proposal had gone missing.
Benoni pensioners take to the streets

2 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Kimberly Mutandiro

More than a hundred residents of municipal flats in Actonville, Benoni marched to the City of Ekurhuleniâ€™s offices on Wednesday. They say electricity meters have been removed or blocked, rentals are too high, flats are not maintained, and they are being mistreated by municipal officials. They also want the ownership of the flats transferred to them, as has been done at other municipal flats in Johannesburg. GroundUp reported on the flats in February 2024.
Railway line theft trial delayed by state witness’s illness

2 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Steve Kretzmann

The criminal trial of former PRASA Western Cape regional manager Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen has been postponed because the state witness is ill. Mohiudeen and Swartz, who is also a former Acting Group CEO of PRASA, are accused of fraudulently selling 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape in 2012.
No money to upgrade Cape Town’s rundown hostels

2 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Mary-Anne Gontsana

Living conditions in Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels are appalling. Many are overcrowded and falling apart. Some receive no waste management and sanitation services from the City of Cape Town. The City says it has proposed a plan to upgrade hostels, but it needs funding. But the Western Cape government says it would cost more money to upgrade the apartheid-era hostels than using their funds to service sites and provide emergency structures elsewhere.
New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

3 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Tania Broughton

The Minister of Home Affairs has failed in a legal bid to overturn an interim interdict, granted in favour of the Zimbabwe Immigration Federation. The interdict prevented the arrest and deportation of Zimbabwean Exemption Permit (ZEP) holders. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) ruled on Friday that the interdict must remain in place, pending further court proceedings by the Federation. The Federation is seeking a ruling that the minister has no authority at all to terminate the ZEP regime.
Postbank has yet to apply for a banking licence

3 weeks ago | groundup.org.za | Marecia Damons

Postbank has not applied for a full banking licence, but says it is legally allowed to issue cards under the National Payment System Act. The Black Card rollout was abruptly suspended in April following a chaotic transition from the SASSA Gold Card. The Reserve Bank said the temporary suspension of the Black Card rollout was to enable Postbank to â€śembed additional controlsâ€ť for the Black Cards.