[embedded content] Phuti Kabasa prepares, packages and sells mopane worms, a crunchy high-protein treat. Sceptical? “Try it,” she says. © 2022 GroundUp. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. You may republish this article, so long as you credit the authors and GroundUp, and do not change the text. Please include … [Read more...] about Video: Eat a bug today!
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Making a little money from filling in potholes
Simphiwe Mazwi and Xolani Pita organising a van to pull a car out of a pothole in Philippi. Photo: Siphokazi Mnyobe What Simphiwe Mazwi from Philippi East started as a way of killing time - filling in potholes - has turned into a full-time project from which he and two others make a little money. With no success in finding employment Mazwi and his friends started to fix … [Read more...] about Making a little money from filling in potholes
Eastern Cape farmers demand more support from government
Over 50 developing farmers marched to the provincial government’s offices in Bhisho on Tuesday to demand that the government give more support to mostly black food producers. Photo: Johnnie Isaac Developing farmers in the Eastern Cape marched to the offices of the provincial government in Bhisho to demand that the government give more support to mostly black food producers. The … [Read more...] about Eastern Cape farmers demand more support from government
Self-defence vs murder: Concourt overturns conviction of man who killed police officer
A Constitutional Court clarifies what a judge must consider when ruling on self-defence versus murder. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Liqhayiya Tuta was convicted for murder after he stabbed two police officers in March 2018, killing one of them. Tuta had argued that he did not know the men were police officers arresting him. He believed he was being attacked. A majority of … [Read more...] about Self-defence vs murder: Concourt overturns conviction of man who killed police officer
Cape Town’s famous Long Street signage is illegal, says court
Currently, the sign on the wall of the Overbeek building at the top of Long Street reads: “Mask up in public”. Photo: Liezl Human The huge signs on the block of flats at the top of Long Street in Cape Town contravene a by-law and must come down, a court has ruled. The owners of the building went to court to have the signage removed. They told GroundUp that at first the signs … [Read more...] about Cape Town’s famous Long Street signage is illegal, says court
