Public Works workers picket through the night in Durban
Former EThekwini EPWP workers are protesting job cuts after their contracts were terminated. They demand priority for employment.
GroundUp
October 21, 2024
KZN villagers use social grants to fix broken taps, pipes and pumps
Ndatshana villagers use social grants to fix water infrastructure after years of local government inaction.
GroundUp
October 17, 2024
Hunger and disease draws protesters to parliament on World Food Day
#WorldFoodDay protesters demand government action on hunger, rising food prices, and lack of access to healthy meals.
Elitsha
October 16, 2024
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
Khayelitsha residents march against gun violence and crime
Community members and policing forums marched to demand action against escalating gun violence, extortion, and crime hotspots.
Elitsha
October 13, 2024
Disgruntled Makhanda residents raise service delivery concerns at MCF meeting
The Makana Citizens Front’s community meeting addressed Makhanda’s water crisis, corruption, and the need for service delivery.
Grocott's
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
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
Government & Service Delivery
Public Works workers picket through the night in Durban
Former EThekwini EPWP workers are protesting job cuts after their contracts were terminated. They demand priority for employment.
GroundUp
October 21, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
KZN villagers use social grants to fix broken taps, pipes and pumps
Ndatshana villagers use social grants to fix water infrastructure after years of local government inaction.
GroundUp
October 17, 2024
Democracy & Constitution
Hunger and disease draws protesters to parliament on World Food Day
#WorldFoodDay protesters demand government action on hunger, rising food prices, and lack of access to healthy meals.
Elitsha
October 16, 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
Crime & Justice
Khayelitsha residents march against gun violence and crime
Community members and policing forums marched to demand action against escalating gun violence, extortion, and crime hotspots.
Elitsha
October 13, 2024
Environment & Water
Disgruntled Makhanda residents raise service delivery concerns at MCF meeting
The Makana Citizens Front’s community meeting addressed Makhanda’s water crisis, corruption, and the need for service delivery.
Grocott's
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
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