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Art after prison: ex-Pollsmoor inmates tell their stories
ex-Pollsmoor prisoners, including some former gang members, are using art to navigate life after prison.
Silent protest honours the children killed since 7 October 2023
More than 20,000 children have been killed in Palestine over three years
News | 7 October 2026
Eastern Cape orders new R1.6-billion textbooks as Western Cape holds back
Basic education minister Siviwe Gwarube has endorsed the controversial catalogue for grade 1 to 3 learning materials
News | 7 October 2026
Anti-terror laws risk making life hard for civil society
Anti-money laundering Bill may fail the international test it was written to pass
Opinion | 7 October 2026
Stick-wielding vigilantes harass asylum seekers
Immigrants queuing at Home Affairs in Durban targeted by xenophobic group
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 6 October 2026
Labour department gives in on “amnesty” for Chinese-owned clothing factories
A Newcastle pilot project does not exempt factories from labour laws or the clothing bargaining council’s collective agreement, court orders
Law | 6 October 2026
Deputy minister takes action on broken wastewater treatment plant
Jack Bloom visits Klerksdorp Wastewater Treatment Works, which has not worked since 2023
By Seth Thorne
News | 6 October 2026
Joburg fails to open public swimming pools, again
36 pools were supposed to be open from 1 September
By Seth Thorne
News | 6 October 2026
Children are dying in pain because our palliative care is so poor
Damning report from World Health Organisation confirms what professionals already know
Feature | 6 October 2026
Artisans forced to wait years for Red Seal certificates
Trade union Solidarity says seven training academies and trade test centres reported a combined backlog of 6,000 certificates.
By Alice Scott
News | 6 October 2026
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Response to GroundUp Editorial by PSC Cape Town
In its recent article, Thousands march in Cape Town for freedom in Palestine, by Matthew Hirsch on … Read more