Angry residents confront Johannesburg Water officials
Frustrated residents from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill gathered to demand solutions to years of inconsistent water supply.
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
Sexual harassment complaint against Eastern Cape Judge President set for January
A Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing a complaint of sexual harassment against Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge will
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
Upington farmers are desperate for water
A shepherd lets sheep out to graze in the early morning. The commonage in Upington is hot and dry. There
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
Protest opposite Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Cape Town: call for ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters gathered in Cape Town on Monday to mark the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state
Syed Mohiudeen outside the Gqeberha High Court. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane Former Metrorail provincial manager and acting PRASA CEO Mthuthuzeli
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Our justice system is grinding to a halt
It is taking years to bring relatively simple matters to a close in our courts. The Constitutional Court is not
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Fentanyl is here: South Africans test positive for potent opioid
Photo: AI-generated image (Dall-E) representing fentanyl on a map of South Africa. Image edited using Photoshop by GroundUp staff. Recent
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
SA schools clinch top spots at international netball tournament
Bongumusa Greaves is captain of the under-15 team from Leifo Iziko Combined School in Petsana, Reitz in the Free State.
GroundUp
December 6, 2024
We visited eight boreholes in Cofimvaba: not one of them is operational
Mtyhintyini Mayirheni borehole station which supplies seven villages was vandalised six years ago, allegedly by municipal workers. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-
GroundUp
December 6, 2024
SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency
On Tuesday morning, dozens of grant beneficiaries waited in the rain outside SASSA’s office in Athlone. Some arrived as early
GroundUp
December 3, 2024
Environment & Water
Angry residents confront Johannesburg Water officials
Frustrated residents from Westbury, Westdene, Claremont, and Hursthill gathered to demand solutions to years of inconsistent water supply.
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
Crime & Justice
Sexual harassment complaint against Eastern Cape Judge President set for January
A Judicial Conduct Tribunal probing a complaint of sexual harassment against Eastern Cape High Court Judge President Selby Mbenenge will
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
Environment & Water
Upington farmers are desperate for water
A shepherd lets sheep out to graze in the early morning. The commonage in Upington is hot and dry. There
GroundUp
December 10, 2024
News
Protest opposite Holocaust and Genocide Centre in Cape Town: call for ceasefire in Gaza
Protesters gathered in Cape Town on Monday to mark the UN International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Crime & Justice
Twelve years and counting: Rail theft case to continue after court victory for state
Syed Mohiudeen outside the Gqeberha High Court. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane Former Metrorail provincial manager and acting PRASA CEO Mthuthuzeli
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Crime & Justice
Our justice system is grinding to a halt
It is taking years to bring relatively simple matters to a close in our courts. The Constitutional Court is not
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Fentanyl is here: South Africans test positive for potent opioid
Photo: AI-generated image (Dall-E) representing fentanyl on a map of South Africa. Image edited using Photoshop by GroundUp staff. Recent
GroundUp
December 9, 2024
Community & Collectives
SA schools clinch top spots at international netball tournament
Bongumusa Greaves is captain of the under-15 team from Leifo Iziko Combined School in Petsana, Reitz in the Free State.
GroundUp
December 6, 2024
Environment & Water
We visited eight boreholes in Cofimvaba: not one of them is operational
Mtyhintyini Mayirheni borehole station which supplies seven villages was vandalised six years ago, allegedly by municipal workers. Photos: Nombulelo Damba-
GroundUp
December 6, 2024
Economy & Energy
SASSA accuses media of “overstating the problems” at the agency
On Tuesday morning, dozens of grant beneficiaries waited in the rain outside SASSA’s office in Athlone. Some arrived as early
GroundUp
December 3, 2024