GroundUp News: Beacon Valley housing project stalled for years as desperate Mitchells Plain residents continue waiting for homes

Mitchells Plain families still waiting for homes but delays at Beacon Valley Housing Development continues to be stalled; five gambling myths that may bankrupt you; Capetonians take a stand against xenophobia. Lester Kiewit speaks to Masego Mafata of GroundUp News about these stories.   Good Morn…

GroundUp News: Legal Resources Centre to represent objectors against proposed data centre

Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October, deputy editor of GroundUp News, about the latest local stories.  This includes the Legal Resources Centre representing the Housing Assembly and Foxglove for their objections regarding the proposed Equinix hyperscale data centre at King Air Industria, reside…

GroundUp News: A young golfing star

Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October, deputy editor of GroundUp News, about the latest local stories.  This includes the postponement of a police torture trial after the State failed to secure an interpreter, a court ruling clearing the way for the controversial Botmaskop Estate near Stellenbos…

GroundUp News: Anti-immigration fallout

John Maytham, standing in for Lester Kiewit, speaks to Barbara October, deputy editor of GroundUp News, about the latest local stories.  This includes an editorial on the suffering linked to the anti-immigration “March and March” campaign, concerns over SAPS readiness to stock child rape kits at W…

GroundUp News: Khayelitsha toddler falls into sinkhole

A three-year-old girl was rescued after falling into a sinkhole in Wetland informal settlement in Khayelitsha last Monday; historic buildings in McGregor were left to be stripped by vandals, despite provincial MPLs recommending it be used as a safe house; and a free World Refugee Day concert was he…

GroundUp News: CoCT plans to auction off farmers’ market site

The future of the smallholder farmers’ market in Mowbray hangs in the balance after the City of Cape Town announced plans to auction off the property; and a test of various government websites has found that many are confusing to navigate. John Maytham, standing in for Lester Kiewit, speaks to Bar…

GroundUp News: Pentech residents want a school as promised to them

Residents of Pentech in Belhar are threatening court action to stop a state housing project, saying they need a school that was promised to them years ago; community and faith leaders meet to try to prevent an anti-immigrant march in Dunoon; and 970 affordable homes to be built at Salt River Market…

GroundUp News: Fishing community challenges West Coast oil exploration

Small-scale fishing cooperatives and environmental organisations are seeking to overturn government approval granted for a 3D seismic survey off the West Coast; immigrants in the Overstrand region fear for their lives; and Gugulethu residents roll up their sleeves and clean up illegal dumping sites…

GroundUp News: ConCourt rules on private health provision

ConCourt rules that private health providers don’t need government permission to operate; farmworkers describe spending nights on rooftops after flooding; and government might finally be heeding calls for Cape Town military land to be released for housing. Africa Melane, standing in for Lester Kie…

GroundUp News: Taxi operators call for relief as fuel prices hit hard

Taxi operators are feeling the impact of the high fuel prices and seeking any form of relief, while passengers fear a fare hike is coming; families in Khayelitsha have finally been relocated after weather delays and protests; and a paraplegic man will finally receive care after a protracted legal b…