“A bridge for my sweetheart”
Amos Khumalo built a footbridge for his community in Soweto
By Mosa Damane
News | 5 June 2020
Covid-19: Mother fears for disabled daughter’s life
Woman with debilitating co-morbidities lives with five people in a shack that has no toilet
Brief | 5 June 2020
Swartland police fire rubber bullets and teargas at shack dwellers
Silvertown residents are demanding basic municipal services
News | 4 June 2020
Covid-19: Workers at Kromberg & Schubert down tools
Employees demand factory cleaned and colleagues tested after worker tests positive for Covid-19
Brief | 4 June 2020
Life in a shack when you’re in a wheelchair
Every day Nonceba Siyobi sits in the doorway of her home hoping a passerby will help her to the nearest toilet
News | 4 June 2020
Covid-19: Union accused of “storming” hospital, putting staff and patients at risk
NEHAWU concerned about safety protocols at Kirkwood psychiatric hospital
News | 4 June 2020
Covid-19 Report 6: What does herd immunity mean for South Africa?
Also: Are schools safe? Hydroxychloroquine does not prevent Covid-19. And more
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 4 June 2020
Truckers wait days to cross border into Zimbabwe
“Before lockdown it used to be almost two hours before I crossed into Zimbabwe”
Brief | 4 June 2020
Shack dwellers’ vegetable co-operative funds new toilets, masks and sanitisers
Vegetable gardens have changed life in Durban informal settlement
News | 4 June 2020
Photo Essays
Activists accuse Anglo of going AWOL
But the company has dismissed the claim that it is leaving South Africa as disinformation
Joburg’s old Drill Hall now an arts sanctuary
Once the site of the 1956 Treason Trial and later a prosthetic limb factory, the building has been brought to life with art installations and greenery
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Features
Lesotho’s failed multi-million rand high-altitude sports centre
The decaying Rapokolana facility was built in 2005 but has never been fully operational. It is a missed opportunity for athletes from South Africa and Lesotho.
Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money
ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article
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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Engagement with Iran, Russia and China Is Not Endorsement
The criticism of the Will for Peace 2026 naval exercise conflates moral judgement with strategic re… Read more
School accreditation: It's not easy to find information
It is said parents must verify the school is accredited. This is not easy if information of who to… Read more
Germiston neglected: We need electricity
The is still no changes so I write this to express my concerns about the lack of electricity in our… Read more
Midrand water outage: Water outage in Dawnview Germiston
We have had water outage for six days then the water returns, and the next day it's gone. We are on… Read more
Cape Town underground tunnels: Use of Cape Town's tunnel water
I found this article interesting considering the pressures on our water supply. Is it not worth inv… Read more