Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
End book famine for blind people, demand protesters
“Braille is no crime” read a poster held by a protester outside the Constitutional Court where lawyers for Blind SA
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November 29, 2024
Tariffs on Shein and Temu: cheaper clothes versus saving jobs
A bustling second-hand clothing market in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing the
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
How the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network
Passengers wait for a train at Cape Town station. The City proposes to take over management of the network from
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
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.
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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
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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
Government & Service Delivery
Last minute reprieve for Zimbabwe Exemption Permit holders
People waiting in long lines outside the VFS Global office in Cape Town on Thursday. On Friday morning, Home Affairs
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
Education & Training
End book famine for blind people, demand protesters
“Braille is no crime” read a poster held by a protester outside the Constitutional Court where lawyers for Blind SA
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
Labour & Workers' Rights
Tariffs on Shein and Temu: cheaper clothes versus saving jobs
A bustling second-hand clothing market in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Kimberly Mutandiro Thousands of people have signed a petition opposing the
GroundUp
November 29, 2024
Economy & Energy
How the City of Cape Town intends to manage the passenger rail network
Passengers wait for a train at Cape Town station. The City proposes to take over management of the network from
GroundUp
November 29, 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