Siyahlala informal settlement community leader Zukiswa Khaphakati points out where 36-year-old Mpumelelo Ndyoko was electrocuted at the Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon, Cape Town on 22 September. Photo: Peter Luhanga The webs of illegal electricity connections across Siyahlala informal settlement in Dunoon, Cape Town have led to the deaths of an 11-year-old child and … [Read more...] about School mourns 11-year-old electrocuted by illegal connections
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Young Khayelitsha poet publishes his first book
[embedded content] Watch Momelezi Kanyiwe read a poem. Video: Ashraf Hendricks Twenty-year-old Momelezi Kanyiwe managed to get his first isiXhosa poetry book published earlier this year. Usiba Luyaphilisa (A pen heals) has been in the making for two years. Momelezi is a learner at Matthew Goniwe Memorial High School. Khayelitsha Grade 12 learner Momelezi Kanyiwe is all smiles … [Read more...] about Young Khayelitsha poet publishes his first book
Protesters halt lectures at University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus
Hundreds of students block the entrance at the University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus in protest over NSFAS accommodation allowances, among other issues. Photo: Yamkela Mopeli Lectures at the University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus remain suspended on Thursday following protests by hundreds of students this week. Protestors are unhappy that NSFAS accommodation allowances … [Read more...] about Protesters halt lectures at University of Free State’s Qwaqwa campus
Children caught using cannabis will no longer be criminally prosecuted
Illustration: Lisa Nel The Constitutional Court has ratified a High Court order declaring sections of the Drugs and Drug Trafficking Act unconstitutional. A more “child centred” approach must be adopted to keep children out of the criminal justice system. Those who have already been convicted can apply for their criminal records to be expunged. Decriminalisation will only … [Read more...] about Children caught using cannabis will no longer be criminally prosecuted
How Bulungula Incubator has improved education in a remote part of the Eastern Cape
Jujuhra Preschool was the first Early Childhood Development centre started by Bulungula Incubator in Xhora Mouth. Photo: Daniel Steyn In the rural Eastern Cape school dropout rates are extremely high. Primary school teaching is also often of a haphazard quality and there is a lack of focus on early childhood development. In the space of 20 years, one organisation has … [Read more...] about How Bulungula Incubator has improved education in a remote part of the Eastern Cape
