Rubbish piles up outside Gqeberha primary school
Illegal dump hasn’t been cleared since March
Brief | 2 November 2022
Dismissed guards ask UCT to insource them
“Unfair discrimination” say 31 dismissed security guards, conned by student activist, as they approach UCT’s COO to be insourced
Brief | 1 November 2022
A victory for PRASA’s corruption-busters
The dismissal of Siyangena’s court appeal vindicates years of hard work
GroundView | 1 November 2022
Appeal court trashes Siyangena’s R5.5-billion appeal bid
Ex-PRASA contractor “rightly found by the high court to have been complicit to the corruption, impropriety and maladministration”
Law | 1 November 2022
Gugulethu goes gaga for go-karts
Children raced against each other on the weekend but there’s more to this than fun
Photo Essay | 1 November 2022
Municipalities are failing to provide clean water. Citizens are stepping in to fix the problem
Municipalities will only clean up their act if officials are sentenced to prison, says lawyer
Feature | 1 November 2022
Gomora in Joburg is where dreams go to die
Families crowd into tiny rooms, with no electricity or water, making a living as best they can
Feature | 31 October 2022
Millions to be spent to complete abandoned Lottery-funded projects
Engineers to be paid directly to finish multi-million rand infrastructure projects
News | 31 October 2022
Eastern Cape farm families plead for access to electricity and water
But farmers explain it is too costly for them to pay to install the infrastructure
News | 31 October 2022
Photo Essays
In photos: Not your usual ballroom dance
“To celebrate queerness in its entirety … is something very special.”
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
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Features
Johannesburg Master’s Office: allegations of corruption and incompetence
“If you don’t pay the cooldrink money, your things are not going to get done”
By Justin Brown
Langeberg water restrictions caused by lack of planning
Summer water restrictions in Robertson and surrounding towns are not due to a lack of water
Our Editorials
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
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Selected letters to the editor
60 years since District Six was declared whites-only: A man's home is he's castle!
This whole story reminds me of Gaza, as a young girl I attended Trafalgar Primary Cchool, in Cape T… Read more
Funding cuts for child care reversed: This court victory for NPOs is a massive win for accountability
This court victory for NPOs is a massive win for accountability. It’s a tragedy that the Department… Read more
KZN SASSA offices overwhelmed: KZN SASSA OFFICES ARE USELESS
Good morning I have to elaborate more on this article because I don't believe the problem is just s… Read more
Fishers furious about linefish quota cuts: Fishing permits
The West Coast fishing giants with trawlers, have of course no reduction in quota. A prawn trawler … Read more
How Cape Town can save water: Serious concerns about water reuse more than ownership
Dear Groundup, Yes there are serious concerns about the City of Cape Town's plan for water reuse… Read more