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
“We want to love the police, but they don’t want to love or respect us”
Picket held outside Parliament in solidarity with US protests against police brutality
News | 3 June 2020
KZN scrambling to get school with no toilets and water ready for learners
KZN education MEC says infrastructure problems at Insika High could be resolved soon
News | 3 June 2020
KwaMashu paramedics refuse to work until they’re tested for Covid-19
They have been told only symptomatic people would be tested, despite asymptomatic colleague testing positive
Brief | 3 June 2020
Court orders Reserve Bank to make apartheid records public
South African History Archive Trust wins important victory for access to information
Law | 3 June 2020
NPA declines to prosecute Lottery looter
This is a civil matter, says state advocate
News | 3 June 2020
Open letter to Judge Zondo: Please resume Commission hearings
20 organisations ask state capture commission to issue interim report
Civil Society Working Group on State Capture
Opinion | 3 June 2020
Homeless protesters disrupt Khayelitsha Magistrate’s Court
If the City of Cape Town can demolish shacks during the lockdown, what is stopping us from evicting tenants? asks backyarder’s landlord
Brief | 3 June 2020
Photo Essays
Despite President’s promise, Joburg protesters say they still have no water
Meanwhile Johannesburg Water struggles to supply Mellville, especially higher areas
In photos: Cederberg dusts off the ash
Nature reserve reopens after massive fire
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
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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: 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: Why are trawlers allowed to expand?
The West Coast fishing giants with trawlers, have of course no reduction in quota. A brand new traw… Read more
How Cape Town can save water: Serious concerns about water reuse go beyond ownership
Dear Groundup, Yes there are serious concerns about the City of Cape Town's plan for water reuse… Read more