PHOTO ESSAY
7 June 2019
Clean My Space initiative in Khayelitsha has ballooned to 180 members
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Masixole Feni.
14 May 2019
Strand land occupiers who are staying in community halls say they have nowhere to go
Text by Velani Ludidi. Photos by Masixole Feni.
18 April 2019
“What I love about this business is that it is outside. I’m not enclosed in a building.”
By Masixole Feni
14 March 2019
The city has beautiful public art depicting the life and ideals of its residents
Text by Steve Kretzmann. Photos by Masixole Feni.
26 February 2019
“Sometimes in a week I get maybe one job. If I am lucky I get two jobs and I make R150 per job.”
NEWS
4 February 2019
Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
25 January 2019
Usually in the news because of its gang crime, these photos show a happier, more hopeful side of this neighbourhood
22 January 2019
While dogs are the most popular pet, some very curious creatures have formed lasting friendships with the township’s residents
15 August 2018
“I arrived here at 8:30pm on Wednesday, only to be helped the next day.”
22 June 2018
Dam levels are rising and Day Zero in 2019 is unlikely, but for hundreds of thousands of people, the rains bring hardship
3 April 2018
“Setting up again is a form of resistance” says woman whose shack has been demolished
27 July 2017
“If we have to move to Wolwerivier it would be a setback in my life and for all my children”
13 June 2017
Nigerian Trumpeter Joseph Kunnuji joined local musicians at the Guga S’thebe Community Centre
9 June 2017
City’s informal settlement residents battle to stay dry and warm during this week’s storm
17 May 2017
Residents in the overcrowded settlement are building apartments and adding storeys
25 April 2017
Some residents frantically run out in satin nighties determined to stop the truck so they can empty their bin for the week
Text by Ashleigh Furlong. Photos by Masixole Feni.
