Covid-19: East London shack dwellers block streets over food vouchers
Residents accuse councillor of nepotism
News | 12 May 2020
Covid-19: The lockdown is being torn apart on the rocks of fiscal miserliness
If you want people to stay home and businesses to stay shut, you have to pay them to do so
By Gilad Isaacs
Opinion | 12 May 2020
Woman alleges cigarette corruption by Grassy Park police
Vanessa Adriaanse claims police unlawfully entered her home and arrested her
News | 12 May 2020
Covid-19: PE clinic closes after a nurse dies and 11 staff test positive
Unions question Eastern Cape Health’s plan for staff at health facilities
News | 11 May 2020
Police must pay R96,000 in damages to gospel singer after warrantless search
“Evil act” perpetrated by police who have constitutional duty to protect society, says judge
Law | 11 May 2020
Covid-19: “If we continue like this the virus is going to kill us,” says worried shopper
Social distancing rules ignored at Nyanga mall in Cape Town
Brief | 11 May 2020
Covid-19 relief can be aligned to BEE, court rules
Afriforum and Solidarity will appeal to the Constitutional Court
Law | 11 May 2020
Giant turbine farm set to harvest West Coast wind
Environment minister dismisses appeals against new wind farm
By John Yeld
News | 11 May 2020
Pressing need for food parcels in Durban
Hunger grows in Blackburn Village informal settlement’s 2,000 households
News | 11 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