SASSA applicants brave cold and rain to queue for help
SASSA says it’s only accepting online applications for the Covid-19 Relief Grant
News | 26 May 2020
Covid-19: Whatever unfolds in our prisons will affect all of us
The release of 19,000 low-risk inmates is a bold and necessary step to save lives
By Sasha Gear and Doreen Gaura
Opinion | 26 May 2020
Strandfontein homeless site closes
City says Culemborg site will accommodate 96 of the estimated 180 homeless people now living under the overpass
By James Stent and Lucas Nowicki
Brief | 25 May 2020
Court challenge to government’s “peanut butter sandwich ban”
Lockdown regulations stop or intimidate charities’ food handouts
Law | 25 May 2020
Lottery throws millions more at dodgy projects
The National Lotteries Commission has refused to disclose its beneficiaries. But we found them
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
News | 25 May 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown makes access to justice for prisoners even more difficult
Leeuwkop trial inmates “subjected daily to the control of the people they are suing for torture”
By Zoë Postman
News | 25 May 2020
High Court gives Makana Municipality tongue-lashing over attempt to appeal landmark verdict
Judge says government “ought to be hanging their heads in shame”
Brief | 22 May 2020
Doctors and nurses down tools at Eastern Cape hospital
“People are dealing with blood. They cannot work without gloves.”
Brief | 22 May 2020
Health department boss calls for investigation into Glenda Gray
But leading scientist comes out in defence of MRC president
By Liezl Human and Nathan Geffen
News | 22 May 2020
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
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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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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 brand new traw… 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