Joburg protesters block roads, demanding water
Residents bear the cost of no water delivery in time and money, as bus and hospital services also affected.
GroundUp
November 27, 2024
Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee
Residents, landlords and immigrant spaza shop owners at a community meeting at Babs Madlakane Hall in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, on Thursday.
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty
The entrance to Sanddrift along the Orange River is only accessible by dirt road. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Sanddrift residents struggle
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple
Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Flood victims not welcome, say residents
Andries Ngobeni fetches water from a tank in Nellmapius Ext 4 in Mamelodi where the City of Tshwane moved flood
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Scenes from a zama zama rescue
A system of ropes and pulleys has been set up to rescue zama zamas trapped deep underground in Stilfontein, North
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Early childhood development groups picket for increased funding
Tshepo Mantje, from the Real Reform for ECD Movement, addresses the crowd gathered outside the Department of Basic Education offices
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea
A hiker walks along Chapman’s Peak Drive overlooking Hout Bay. In October the City of Cape Town pumped an average
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Once-abandoned Vleifontein Library nearing completion at last
After long delays, construction of the R16-million rand Vleifontein Library in Limpopo is back on track. Photo: Thembi Siaga After
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Public Works workers have slept outside City Hall for a month, hoping to get jobs back
Budget cuts mean less jobs (from 4000 to 1276), these contracts will be open to youth workers only (age 18 – 35).
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Environment & Water
Joburg protesters block roads, demanding water
Residents bear the cost of no water delivery in time and money, as bus and hospital services also affected.
GroundUp
November 27, 2024
Economy & Energy
Spaza shop landlords shocked by R2,200 permit fee
Residents, landlords and immigrant spaza shop owners at a community meeting at Babs Madlakane Hall in KwaNobuhle, Kariega, on Thursday.
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Economy & Energy
Diamond mines everywhere but Richtersveld town battles poverty
The entrance to Sanddrift along the Orange River is only accessible by dirt road. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Sanddrift residents struggle
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Human Rights & Social Justice
Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple
Four years after the landmark Concourt Mahalangu ruling, domestic workers are still unable to access compensation. Archive photo: Bernard Chiguvare
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Community & Collectives
Flood victims not welcome, say residents
Andries Ngobeni fetches water from a tank in Nellmapius Ext 4 in Mamelodi where the City of Tshwane moved flood
GroundUp
November 25, 2024
Economy & Energy
Scenes from a zama zama rescue
A system of ropes and pulleys has been set up to rescue zama zamas trapped deep underground in Stilfontein, North
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Education & Training
Early childhood development groups picket for increased funding
Tshepo Mantje, from the Real Reform for ECD Movement, addresses the crowd gathered outside the Department of Basic Education offices
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Environment & Water
Ministry confirms no restriction on amount of sewage Cape Town may pump out to sea
A hiker walks along Chapman’s Peak Drive overlooking Hout Bay. In October the City of Cape Town pumped an average
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Education & Training
Once-abandoned Vleifontein Library nearing completion at last
After long delays, construction of the R16-million rand Vleifontein Library in Limpopo is back on track. Photo: Thembi Siaga After
GroundUp
November 21, 2024
Labour & Workers' Rights
Public Works workers have slept outside City Hall for a month, hoping to get jobs back
Budget cuts mean less jobs (from 4000 to 1276), these contracts will be open to youth workers only (age 18 – 35).
GroundUp
November 21, 2024