Lavender Hill
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Investing in school principals pays off, particularly in impoverished areas
The Principals Academy Trust and UCT’s Graduate School of Business have teamed up to help principals, who in turn assist teachers, resulting in them being retained and children…
South Africa’s parole system has failed child victims
Justice minister embarks on parole reform after recent murders of two Western Cape children allegedly by parolees
Editorial: Families of victims need more
It’s not up to us to feel offended when a politician visits the family of a victim of crime. These victims, honoured in their absence by a political bigwig, are in many cases…
Community police break ranks in Flats
Volunteers call for an independent police manager and soldiers to help stop Western Cape murders
Drag queen’s push against gangs
In Lavender Hill, one of South Africa’s most violence-ridden areas, an unlikely activist is finding ways to keep children out of trouble
Slice of life: Boarding through the bullets
‘I’m not going to pity myself and stop what I am doing. I’m going to keep doing what I do and keep trying to make a difference’
Body boost gives Lavender Hill’s young minds a lift
In the documentary ‘Lavender Hill Better Bodies’, Lavender Hill’s young men turn to body building to escape a life of violence.