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Ezekiel Kekana

Ezekiel Kekana is a freelance journalist and researcher at the Helen Suzman Foundation. He writes in his personal capacity.

Latest Work

Ezekiel Kekana

8 October 2025

Engaging young voters: Strategies to combat apathy ahead of South Africa's local elections

By Ezekiel Kekana

4 min

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Gauteng principal to be disciplined after matrics miss final exam

9 November 2022

Gauteng principal to be disciplined after matrics miss final exam

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

2

Hundreds of rusted Shosholoza Meyl long-distance train carriages to be scrapped and sold

3 November 2022

Hundreds of rusted Shosholoza Meyl long-distance train carriages to be scrapped and sold

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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Section27 heads to court in bid to push education department to fix Limpopo schools

5 October 2022

Section27 heads to court in bid to push education department to fix Limpopo schools

By Ezekiel Kekana

3 min

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Choba shack dwellers in Centurion demand more toilets, access to water

21 September 2022

Choba shack dwellers in Centurion demand more toilets, access to water

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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Samwu demands ‘long-awaited’ 3.5% wage increase for Tshwane municipal workers

GROUNDUP SALARY INCREMENT

22 August 2022

Samwu demands ‘long-awaited’ 3.5% wage increase for Tshwane municipal workers

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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Tshwane invites bids for Pastor Bushiri’s former stomping ground

21 July 2022

Tshwane invites bids for Pastor Bushiri’s former stomping ground

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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Unstable Limpopo school roof a disaster waiting to happen

GROUNDUP EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE

6 July 2022

Unstable Limpopo school roof a disaster waiting to happen

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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Promises, Promises - Taps still dry for 240,000 villagers as six-year-old Giyani water project not yet finalised

GROUNDUP SERVICE DELIVERY

30 June 2022

Promises, Promises - Taps still dry for 240,000 villagers as six-year-old Giyani water project not yet finalised

By Ezekiel Kekana

4 min

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Eight years after Michael Komape’s death, many Limpopo schools still rely on pit toilets

22 June 2022

Eight years after Michael Komape’s death, many Limpopo schools still rely on pit toilets

By Ezekiel Kekana

5 min

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Learners in the lurch as protesters burn down mobile classrooms at rural Limpopo school

GROUNDUP EDUCATION

1 June 2022

Learners in the lurch as protesters burn down mobile classrooms at rural Limpopo school

By Ezekiel Kekana

3 min

1

Tshwane shelters appeal for hot water bottles, pyjamas, socks, beanies and slippers as winter closes in

GROUNDUP HOMELESSNESS

13 April 2022

Tshwane shelters appeal for hot water bottles, pyjamas, socks, beanies and slippers as winter closes in

By Ezekiel Kekana

2 min

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