Extortionists now targeting social workers
Social workers are now being targeted by extortionists in vulnerable communities in Cape Town, the standing committee on social development
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Bonteheuwel learners on the march
Nabeelah Abrahams leading the Nerina Primary School marching band in Bonteheuwel as they prepare to compete in next week’s Western
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Grannies battle water shortage in Kariega
Siphokazi Hoyi says she has to hoard water from the water truck in her kitchen because the taps have been
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction
Demands include removing illegal connections that cause power outages that impact health and education, and increases crime.
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
It’s a dangerous job, but we have to do it, says neighbourhood crime fighter
Cape Town has almost 500 neighbourhood watches, in need of training and equipment for the committed volunteers.
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
Limpopo man digs well so his village doesn’t have to share water with animals
Thonifhani Dzebu from Tshifudi Tshikombele village in Limpopo has taken the initiative to dig a 15-metre well to secure underground
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
Eviction looms for 3,000 shackdwellers in Tshwane
Residents of Mahlangu informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane, have been warned to leave the land by the owners. Photos: Silver
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them
Saldanha fisher Gerald Zacharias says that small-scale fishing is no longer a viable option for the next generation. Small-scale fishers
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed
The Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town and other immigration rights activists welcomed a High Court ruling on Friday prohibiting the
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker
This article looks at the huge pay gap between CEOs and shop workers in the retail sector, urging accountability and
GroundUp
September 18, 2024
Crime & Justice
Extortionists now targeting social workers
Social workers are now being targeted by extortionists in vulnerable communities in Cape Town, the standing committee on social development
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Education & Training
Bonteheuwel learners on the march
Nabeelah Abrahams leading the Nerina Primary School marching band in Bonteheuwel as they prepare to compete in next week’s Western
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Grannies battle water shortage in Kariega
Siphokazi Hoyi says she has to hoard water from the water truck in her kitchen because the taps have been
GroundUp
September 23, 2024
Crime & Justice
Hundreds of Limpopo villagers march to Eskom to demand an end to load reduction
Demands include removing illegal connections that cause power outages that impact health and education, and increases crime.
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
Crime & Justice
It’s a dangerous job, but we have to do it, says neighbourhood crime fighter
Cape Town has almost 500 neighbourhood watches, in need of training and equipment for the committed volunteers.
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Limpopo man digs well so his village doesn’t have to share water with animals
Thonifhani Dzebu from Tshifudi Tshikombele village in Limpopo has taken the initiative to dig a 15-metre well to secure underground
GroundUp
September 20, 2024
Land & Housing
Eviction looms for 3,000 shackdwellers in Tshwane
Residents of Mahlangu informal settlement in Olievenhoutbosch, Tshwane, have been warned to leave the land by the owners. Photos: Silver
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
Economy & Energy
West Coast fishers say fishing policy is crippling them
Saldanha fisher Gerald Zacharias says that small-scale fishing is no longer a viable option for the next generation. Small-scale fishers
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
Racism & Xenophobia
Court ruling on asylum seekers welcomed
The Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town and other immigration rights activists welcomed a High Court ruling on Friday prohibiting the
GroundUp
September 19, 2024
Economy & Energy
Why the Woolies boss was paid 1,300 times as much as a shopfloor worker
This article looks at the huge pay gap between CEOs and shop workers in the retail sector, urging accountability and
GroundUp
September 18, 2024