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
Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town
Seven people lived in this makeshift shelter under a bridge along the M3 highway in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf
GroundUp
December 5, 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
From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing
A man prepares a small dose of heroin. Archive photo: David Harrison In Durban, heroin is known locally as whoonga.
GroundUp
December 3, 2024
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is bringing the sea to the classroom
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s outreach programme is likely to reach 100,000 children this year. Photo: Renée Bonorchis The Two
GroundUp
December 3, 2024
Hundreds march in Joburg demanding water
Phumla Mqashi residents marched to demand permanent water supplies, frustrated by shortages and temporary help from Johannesburg Water.
GroundUp
December 2, 2024
Life is tough in Tin Town
These are homes of the people of Tin Town. Photos: Bongane Motaung Tin Town is a rural KwaZulu-Natal settlement on
GroundUp
December 2, 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
Human Rights & Social Justice
Pilot project to count homeless people in Cape Town
Seven people lived in this makeshift shelter under a bridge along the M3 highway in Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf
GroundUp
December 5, 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
Health
From caps to needles: Durban’s whoonga drug culture is changing
A man prepares a small dose of heroin. Archive photo: David Harrison In Durban, heroin is known locally as whoonga.
GroundUp
December 3, 2024
Education & Training
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation is bringing the sea to the classroom
The Two Oceans Aquarium Foundation’s outreach programme is likely to reach 100,000 children this year. Photo: Renée Bonorchis The Two
GroundUp
December 3, 2024
Environment & Water
Hundreds march in Joburg demanding water
Phumla Mqashi residents marched to demand permanent water supplies, frustrated by shortages and temporary help from Johannesburg Water.
GroundUp
December 2, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Life is tough in Tin Town
These are homes of the people of Tin Town. Photos: Bongane Motaung Tin Town is a rural KwaZulu-Natal settlement on
GroundUp
December 2, 2024