31 years into democracy and the bucket system isn’t going away any time soon
A woman empties a bucket of excrement on the Uitenhage Road in Gqeberha in protest. Archive photo: Mkhuseli Sizani The
GroundUp
October 14, 2024
How bureaucracy prevents people from getting houses
RDP houses in Langa, Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks State housing applicants are sometimes denied a house purely because
GroundUp
October 14, 2024
Durban picketers demand accessible mental health services
A march in Durban demanded increased funding, awareness, and support for mental health services on World Mental Health Day.
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
In this village some people say they drink just one cup of water a day
Women in Nyandu pose with empty cups in their empty garden. They say they drink one cup of water a
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Women dig their own pipeline after years of frustration with eThekwini water supply
A group of Matikwe residents, mostly women, are digging their own trench to lay pipes to connect their yards to
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Relocation of Langa rail line occupiers delayed by regulations
It has taken more than a year to rezone land for the relocation of these households living in the rail
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTINUES TO TORMENT THE COMMUNITY
Makhotla Sefuli A series of community meetings and consultations have been an ongoing process for some time in Nyakallong. The
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
Why do potholes occur?
Across the country, potholes are an all too familiar and frustrating feature of South Africa’s roads. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
Phola residents say mining has brought misery not benefits
A man walks through a field littered with rubbish back towards the township of Phola. In the background is Eskom’s
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
After six weeks UIF online system still down
For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. The UIF online portal has been
GroundUp
October 4, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
31 years into democracy and the bucket system isn’t going away any time soon
A woman empties a bucket of excrement on the Uitenhage Road in Gqeberha in protest. Archive photo: Mkhuseli Sizani The
GroundUp
October 14, 2024
How bureaucracy prevents people from getting houses
RDP houses in Langa, Cape Town. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks State housing applicants are sometimes denied a house purely because
GroundUp
October 14, 2024
Health
Durban picketers demand accessible mental health services
A march in Durban demanded increased funding, awareness, and support for mental health services on World Mental Health Day.
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
In this village some people say they drink just one cup of water a day
Women in Nyandu pose with empty cups in their empty garden. They say they drink one cup of water a
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
Women dig their own pipeline after years of frustration with eThekwini water supply
A group of Matikwe residents, mostly women, are digging their own trench to lay pipes to connect their yards to
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Land & Housing
Relocation of Langa rail line occupiers delayed by regulations
It has taken more than a year to rezone land for the relocation of these households living in the rail
GroundUp
October 10, 2024
Environment & Water
ACID MINE DRAINAGE CONTINUES TO TORMENT THE COMMUNITY
Makhotla Sefuli A series of community meetings and consultations have been an ongoing process for some time in Nyakallong. The
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
Government & Service Delivery
Why do potholes occur?
Across the country, potholes are an all too familiar and frustrating feature of South Africa’s roads. Archive photo: Barbara Maregele
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
Environment & Water
Phola residents say mining has brought misery not benefits
A man walks through a field littered with rubbish back towards the township of Phola. In the background is Eskom’s
GroundUp
October 7, 2024
Labour & Workers' Rights
After six weeks UIF online system still down
For more than six weeks the Unemployment Insurance Fund online service has been down. The UIF online portal has been
GroundUp
October 4, 2024