The GroundUp roundup: a year in photos

How close is Cape Town to taking over commuter rail?

Fikile Mbalula has been ignoring the mayor’s letters. Activists are now threatening legal action against the transport minister.

“If they are coming to drill oil, who can guarantee there will be fish left in 15 years time?”

West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies’ plans to drill for oil and gas

R27-million from Lottery but six years later rehab still not operational

A leaked investigation report finds that value of construction work falls short of the funds paid by the NLC

Video: Snake handler has caught twice as many snakes this season. He explains why

Dry weather and habitat loss in the Western Cape are possibly making human encounters with these beautiful creatures more common

Tembisa Hospital CEO and senior officials must face disciplinary action, tribunal rules

Shonisani Lethole died after he had not been fed for days

Leaked report shows how Lottery school toilet project was hijacked

Forensic probe reveals details of National Lotteries Commission fiasco in Eastern Cape and Limpopo

Zimbabwean parents worried about learners’ move from schools in South Africa

There is still no clear plan for how the governments will help families voluntarily returning to Zimbabwe

Gqeberha beachgoers will have to wait for the municipality to fix these filthy buildings

New Brighton beach facilities have been left to ruin

Raise income tax for the rich to fund a permanent R350 grant, say experts

This would be affordable and would boost the economy, say experts appointed by the Department of Social Development in new report

Church leaders sometimes cover up domestic violence, say speakers at workshop

“Women are told to pray and fast, but men are not told to stop beating their wives”

SASSA beneficiaries left stranded on Friday morning

They were told staff were having a party. GroundUp was told the same thing but the Western Cape SASSA spokesperson has denied this

Eco-friendly fast food deliveries create jobs for young people

Green Riders employs young people in Dunoon on e-bikes

Somali owners close spaza shops as crime rises in Gqeberha

Police are no longer trusted by many immigrants

Human rights report shows need to decriminalise sex workers, says NGO

The South African government plans to decriminalise sex work, a move expected to give sex workers some protection

R15m for 5-night show - the Tsotsi star’s Lottery-funded musical

Part one in a series about the Southern African Youth Movement and the Lottery