Workers lose out as construction sector expands
The construction sector has grown enormously in the last 20 years, but the old system of cheap labour still prevails, writes Eddie Cottle.
Eddie Cottle
Opinion | 5 January 2015
SJC to move after latest burglary
Social Justice Coalition (SJC) members returned to work today after the holidays to find their offices trashed.
Mary-Anne Gontsana
News | 5 January 2015
Snatched baby back at home
When 38-year old Khayelitsha mother Nomveliso Semsem was told that her 12 day old baby was missing from Groote Schuur hospital's maternity ward, she didn't believe the nurses until the police arrived at her bedside.
GroundUp Staff
News | 5 January 2015
Text of EFF interdict
On 23 December Judge Dennis Davis delivered an oral judgment in the case between the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) and the speaker of the National Assembly. Here is the text of that judgment.
GroundUp Staff
Brief | 1 January 2015
Need that bullet removed from your arm? Then show us your papers
There’s a bullet lodged in Ali Hussein’s body, somewhere between his right shoulder and neck. It has been there for nearly two months.
Joyce Xi
Feature | 22 December 2014
The silver lining to those dark clouds of global turmoil
As another year draws to a close, the advice usually attributed to the Italian revolutionary, Antonio Gramsci constantly comes to mind: exercise pessimism of the intellect, but optimism of the will. I must admit that it has become a great deal easier over recent months to exercise pessimism of the intellect — and increasingly difficult to exercise optimism of the will to do something about changing things, domestically or globally.
Terry Bell
Opinion | 22 December 2014
Ebola, Lwandle and large fish: 2014 in photos
This was the year after Madiba died. We reported many tragic stories and breaches of human rights. But we also showed moments of happiness, beauty and dignity. Here is some of the best GroundUp photography and reporting of 2014.
GroundUp Staff
News | 22 December 2014
Phumeza’s chance to hear again
A fundraising campaign has sprung up to pay for cochlear implants that would help former drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) patient and current activist Phumeza Tisile regain her hearing.
Daneel Knoetze
News | 19 December 2014
Township residents complain about festive season noise
Some townships residents are fed up with the noise from parties and street bashes that escalate at this time of the year.
Pharie Sefali
News | 19 December 2014