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GroundUp went live in April 2012. Since then we've been the first to run stories on the farm strife in De Doorns, the broken street lights of Lansdowne Road and Khayelitsha's first coffee shop. We've broken stories on corruption in Home Affairs and the failure of that department to implement a ruling by the Public Protector. We've described the violence of child gangsters in Cape Town's townships. We've run features on the transport system, interviewed ward councillors, described the complexity of providing RDP houses, exposed the illegal sale of state formula milk - and much, much more. Our trainee-journalists are learning their trade but at the same time they're covering news that's relevant to poor and vulnerable communities.

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News

Legal and illegal drag racing in Cape Town

Police say they are taking steps to combat illegal drag racing activities in light of the growing popularity of the dangerous sport.

Janine Fortuin

Residents in dangerous Gugs block of flats to be relocated

Temporary house structures are being built in Gugulethu to accommodate residents who are currently occupying Masonwabe hostels.

Mary-Anne Gontsana

Khayelitsha's rat problem: City's dumps rubbish next to shacks

Khayelitsha residents have to contend with rat infestations as a result of a City dumping container.

Mary-Jane Matsolo

Overcoming disability: why I love sport

A nineteen year-old Port Elizabeth girl born with cerebal palsy turns to sport to rise above her disability. She won a gold medal for shot-put at the SA National championships and has now taken up swimming.

Buchule Putini

Why we love the All Blacks

A group of men in the Western Cape are staunch and admiring supporters of the All Blacks, the New Zealand rugby team. They love rugby and they love South Africa but they are accused of being unpatriotic.

Janine Fortuin

Khayelitsha Coffee

Every morning officials at the Khayelitsha Court, taxi drivers, teachers and other people on their way to work get their freshly brewed cup of hot coffee from three enterprising young men with a logo, premises and honest graft. Maintaining a small business is hard work but these guys are making their “Department of Coffee” a going concern.

Neo Sithole

Ex-gang member turns life around

Suzanne, 25 years old of Kalksteen, is an ex-gang member and drug addict who is now inspiring young women in her community.

Margo Fortune

Opinion

Groping toward the future

In stygian depths 4km and more below the surface of the earth gold continues to be harvested, but by fewer miners and with the aid of more\xe2\x80\x94and increasingly efficient\xe2\x80\x94mechanisation.

Terry Bell

Sport

Lavender Hill's Nazier Jacobs is a role model

Nazier Jacobs from Lavender Hill is a role model to many aspiring Cape Town soccer players. He is a midfielder for Milano FC and hopes to make it to the PSL.

Margo Fortune