Sex offenders in schools: how government botched a crucial learner safety project
In spite of government promises, only one teacher in ten has been screened
By Daneel Knoetze and Adriaan Cartuyvels
Feature | 25 June 2025
Belal Khaled’s photographs bring the horror of life in Gaza to Johannesburg
Haunting images of the war through the lens of Palestinian photojournalist
Photo Essay | 25 June 2025
Brainwashed by plastic: what needs to be done?
Episode four in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Video | 24 June 2025
Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho
Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy
News | 24 June 2025
SANCO and ANC clash in Eastern Cape
Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order
News | 24 June 2025
South Africans and Zimbabweans pray together after xenophobic attacks
Mob in Addo killed four, injured dozens, and displaced hundreds of families
News | 24 June 2025
A taste of Somalia on the streets of Joburg
We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair which serves qaxwo and other Somali treats
Text by Jan Bornman. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 June 2025
Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp
Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation
News | 24 June 2025
Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned
The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago
By John Yeld
News | 23 June 2025