United Civil Society in Action sues GroundUp and the National Lotteries Commission
Case brought after GroundUp exposed dodgy grants and looting of funds
By Elna Schütz
News | 17 June 2020
Postbank security breach highlights SASSA’s failures
SA Social Security Agency seems unable to administer social grant payments
Analysis | 17 June 2020
SANCO closes Crossroads school after teacher tests positive for Covid-19
Education department says unnecessary to shut down school
Brief | 17 June 2020
Teenagers sell fruit and vegetables to help family make ends meet
“Our mother has taught us to work extra hard because we are immigrants”
News | 17 June 2020
City councillor Zahid Badroodien says there’s room for homeless people in Cape Town’s shelters. But our investigation found very few empty places
GroundUp contacted shelters across the city
By James Stent
News | 17 June 2020
Durban fire leaves 150 people homeless and one dead
One of two serious shack fires in city in 24 hours
Brief | 15 June 2020
Family of five die in shack fire
Teenage daughter survives as she was visiting her cousin at the time of the fire
News | 15 June 2020
Civil society steps in to monitor complaints against the police and army
Earlier lockdown restrictions prevented many people from reporting abuses, says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 15 June 2020
Covid-19: Durban customers fed-up with bad hair days
Hairstylists find ways to work while salons are closed
News | 15 June 2020