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
Durban protesters block roads, demanding local clinic be re-opened
Residents are frustrated by the clinic’s closure since April 2022 and the delayed response of the councillor and health officials.
GroundUp
August 14, 2024
Learners being taught under trees as Limpopo school waits for classrooms to be fixed
A classroom block destroyed by wind in 2021 has not been rebuilt. Photo: Thembi Siaga Some classes at H S
GroundUp
August 14, 2024
Housing bungle in Eastern Cape
Hundreds of houses in the Maritseng project in Matatiele have been left unfinished for two years. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko More
GroundUp
August 13, 2024
Five months after police drive into woman, breaking her pelvis, SAPS probe is still incomplete
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn, Cape Town, sustained a broken pelvis and a fractured spine in March after being knocked by
GroundUp
August 13, 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
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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
Government & Service Delivery
Durban protesters block roads, demanding local clinic be re-opened
Residents are frustrated by the clinic’s closure since April 2022 and the delayed response of the councillor and health officials.
GroundUp
August 14, 2024
Education & Training
Learners being taught under trees as Limpopo school waits for classrooms to be fixed
A classroom block destroyed by wind in 2021 has not been rebuilt. Photo: Thembi Siaga Some classes at H S
GroundUp
August 14, 2024
Land & Housing
Housing bungle in Eastern Cape
Hundreds of houses in the Maritseng project in Matatiele have been left unfinished for two years. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko More
GroundUp
August 13, 2024
Crime & Justice
Five months after police drive into woman, breaking her pelvis, SAPS probe is still incomplete
Nolwazi Tokhwe from Capricorn, Cape Town, sustained a broken pelvis and a fractured spine in March after being knocked by
GroundUp
August 13, 2024