Deadline for comment on City of Cape Town’s new homeless strategy
Public comment closes Wednesday
By GroundUp Staff and Matthew Hirsch
News | 21 May 2024
Tshwane abandons Marry Me settlement: Broken promises leave 450 families in limbo
City says the land is private and is not in the process of being formalised
Brief | 21 May 2024
State neglect of young children leads to lifelong damage
Only about one in four early learning programmes get subsidies, and that funding is only R17 per child per day and has not increased since 2019
By Liz McGregor
News | 21 May 2024
Last four traders at Salt River Market to fight their eviction
Site to be used for 1,000 affordable housing units
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 May 2024
“Silent disease” outed at African Hepatitis Convention
Many South Africans with hepatitis go undiagnosed
By Liezl Human
News | 20 May 2024
Rainbow flags fill the streets of Nyanga and Gugulethu
In its 11th year, Khumbulani Pride renewed calls for justice for victims of hate crime
News | 20 May 2024
SA bank executives coined it during Covid
Banks paid out hefty bonuses, though performance targets were not met
Ann Crotty for Just Share
Analysis | 20 May 2024
Joburg protesters demand library opens immediately
“There is no democracy without books” says Wits professor who joins calls for an end to the City library’s four-year closure
Brief | 20 May 2024
Not enough places in children’s centres after budget cuts
Children in KZN are being placed in foster care instead of care centres
News | 20 May 2024