Covid-19: Desperate workers end Working for Water strike
Offices of the Gamtoos Irrigation Board, shut down since 11 March, reopened on Friday to process Covid-19 relief funds
News | 13 May 2020
City removes occupiers from land earmarked for housing
“Where are we supposed to get the money to pay rent?”
News | 13 May 2020
Lotto looter Lesley Ramulifho has committed fraud and perjury
Affidavit contains manipulated bank statements and forged signatures
News | 13 May 2020
Covid-19: “I decided to return to the robots because of hunger”
Piece workers fear hunger over lockdown rules
News | 13 May 2020
Covid-19: Applicants for grants sleep outside SASSA offices
“We do not have any other choice but to wait”
News | 12 May 2020
Covid-19 Report 3: Promising new tests, but hydroxychloroquine disappoints
And how Tygerberg Hospital ICU doctors are managing patients
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 12 May 2020
Covid-19: Nurses stop work in Eastern Cape town after one tests positive
Department says it will clean the facility and test staff at Dutywa Health Centre
Brief | 12 May 2020
Prison riot in Lusikisiki
Awaiting trial inmates say their “rights are grossly violated” by the Covid-19 lockdown regulations
Brief | 12 May 2020
Covid-19: “One day I will get my own food parcel”
Hungry KwaNobuhle residents wait all night for food
Brief | 12 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
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