Farm workers march in rain and wind to call for ban on pesticides
Women farm workers marched to the German Consulate-General in District Six to demand an end to imports of harmful pesticides
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Eastern Cape school kept results from matriculant because she owed the school money
Onele Klaas and her mother Nothabile finally got Onele’s matric results after six months of waiting. Photos: Manqulo Nyakombi The
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Strike at Premier sweet factory enters fifth day
Mister Sweet factory workers protesting in Germiston on Friday. They have been on strike for higher wages since Monday. Photo:
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Cape Town’s hidden informal settlement
Flamingo Heights informal settlement in Lansdowne, Cape Town, has roads and running water. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Tucked away in the
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Thousands of teaching posts to be cut in the Western Cape
The quality of education in the Western Cape is likely to worsen if the provincial government proceeds to cut thousands
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Cape Town community forms human chain to demand lower electricity tariffs
Lavender Hill residents are protesting new electricity meters and rising bills, which are forcing them into debt and reducing food
GroundUp
August 27, 2024
Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers
Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across
GroundUp
August 20, 2024
Trains now run to Khayelitsha, but the Central Line is still not fully operational
Five years after the Central Line providing rail transport to people living on the Cape Flats, collapsed, ten trains are
GroundUp
August 19, 2024
Bail denied for Cape Town attorney charged with attempted murder
Attorney Rael Kassel, who stands accused of attempting to murder his partner, in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Riyadh
GroundUp
August 15, 2024
In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?
The CCMA has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal by a former Dis-Chem employee with cancer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
GroundUp
August 15, 2024
Environment & Water
Farm workers march in rain and wind to call for ban on pesticides
Women farm workers marched to the German Consulate-General in District Six to demand an end to imports of harmful pesticides
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Education & Training
Eastern Cape school kept results from matriculant because she owed the school money
Onele Klaas and her mother Nothabile finally got Onele’s matric results after six months of waiting. Photos: Manqulo Nyakombi The
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Labour & Workers' Rights
Strike at Premier sweet factory enters fifth day
Mister Sweet factory workers protesting in Germiston on Friday. They have been on strike for higher wages since Monday. Photo:
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Land & Housing
Cape Town’s hidden informal settlement
Flamingo Heights informal settlement in Lansdowne, Cape Town, has roads and running water. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Tucked away in the
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Education & Training
Thousands of teaching posts to be cut in the Western Cape
The quality of education in the Western Cape is likely to worsen if the provincial government proceeds to cut thousands
GroundUp
August 28, 2024
Economy & Energy
Cape Town community forms human chain to demand lower electricity tariffs
Lavender Hill residents are protesting new electricity meters and rising bills, which are forcing them into debt and reducing food
GroundUp
August 27, 2024
Uncategorized
Stop new mining on West Coast, say fishers
Masifundise Development Trust and Coastal Links hosted the Fisher People Tribunal from 12 to 14 August. Small-scale fishers from across
GroundUp
August 20, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Trains now run to Khayelitsha, but the Central Line is still not fully operational
Five years after the Central Line providing rail transport to people living on the Cape Flats, collapsed, ten trains are
GroundUp
August 19, 2024
Uncategorized
Bail denied for Cape Town attorney charged with attempted murder
Attorney Rael Kassel, who stands accused of attempting to murder his partner, in the Cape Town Magistrate’s Court. Photo: Riyadh
GroundUp
August 15, 2024
Labour & Workers' Rights
In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?
The CCMA has dismissed a claim for unfair dismissal by a former Dis-Chem employee with cancer. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks
GroundUp
August 15, 2024