City of Cape Town starts moving people from city centre streets following court judgment
Zoey Maritz said she was worried about moving to the Safe Space as it would mean she would have to
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation
They oppose the City’s plans to burn waste in incinerators, threatening their livelihoods. Recycling is better for the environment.
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Extortion war shuts down schools and businesses in Cape Town
Residents and businesses in Philippi (pictured above) are staying indoors after warnings of a gang turf war in the area.
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Limpopo villagers have waited ten years for sewage problem to be fixed
Ward committee member Basani Ngoveni with resident Nkhesani Hobyane from Mingard village in Limpopo, standing where sewage is spilling into
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Ramaphosa set to revive Special Tribunal
Four months after Judge Lebogang Modiba, the head of the Special Tribunal, announced her retirement, the Department of Justice has
GroundUp
August 6, 2024
QwaQwa 12-year-old wins international dance championship
Thato and other members from the Maluti Arts Theatre won prizes in the competition in England.
GroundUp
August 6, 2024
Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children
By Mary-Anne Gontsana Phumeza Hulushe and her 16-year-old son Linamandla (in school uniform), with Lwazi Mtalane and his mother Zandile Khonco,
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Anger at huge jump in Zimbabwean passport price
By Joseph Chirume The price of a passport for Zimbabweans living in South Africa has been raised by nearly 50%. Archive
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Marine Protected Areas: Protection from whom?
An article, Marine protected Areas: Protection from whom first appeared on groundup By Renée Bonorchis Part of False Bay is a
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections
Kanana Informal Settlement has not had electricity for 30 years, yet not on the list for delivery in 2024
GroundUp
August 1, 2024
Land & Housing
City of Cape Town starts moving people from city centre streets following court judgment
Zoey Maritz said she was worried about moving to the Safe Space as it would mean she would have to
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Environment & Water
Hundreds of waste pickers march in Joburg demanding compensation
They oppose the City’s plans to burn waste in incinerators, threatening their livelihoods. Recycling is better for the environment.
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Crime & Justice
Extortion war shuts down schools and businesses in Cape Town
Residents and businesses in Philippi (pictured above) are staying indoors after warnings of a gang turf war in the area.
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Environment & Water
Limpopo villagers have waited ten years for sewage problem to be fixed
Ward committee member Basani Ngoveni with resident Nkhesani Hobyane from Mingard village in Limpopo, standing where sewage is spilling into
GroundUp
August 7, 2024
Ramaphosa set to revive Special Tribunal
Four months after Judge Lebogang Modiba, the head of the Special Tribunal, announced her retirement, the Department of Justice has
GroundUp
August 6, 2024
Arts & Culture
QwaQwa 12-year-old wins international dance championship
Thato and other members from the Maluti Arts Theatre won prizes in the competition in England.
GroundUp
August 6, 2024
Education & Training
Khayelitsha parents desperate to find special needs schools for their children
By Mary-Anne Gontsana Phumeza Hulushe and her 16-year-old son Linamandla (in school uniform), with Lwazi Mtalane and his mother Zandile Khonco,
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Economy & Energy
Anger at huge jump in Zimbabwean passport price
By Joseph Chirume The price of a passport for Zimbabweans living in South Africa has been raised by nearly 50%. Archive
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Environment & Water
Marine Protected Areas: Protection from whom?
An article, Marine protected Areas: Protection from whom first appeared on groundup By Renée Bonorchis Part of False Bay is a
GroundUp
August 2, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Joburg community plays cat-and-mouse with City Power over illegal connections
Kanana Informal Settlement has not had electricity for 30 years, yet not on the list for delivery in 2024
GroundUp
August 1, 2024