Covid-19: Woodstock Hospital occupiers face a new challenge
“We’ve ensured that nobody goes without food”
Photo Essay | 8 May 2020
Coca-Cola and Cape Town’s sweetheart Day Zero deal
How big business ignored the water restrictions and got away with it
By Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 8 May 2020
Covid-19: Lear Corporation workers protest after being put on short-time
Company has apparently applied for TERS funding but employees have not been paid this yet
News | 7 May 2020
Cookhouse residents refuse councillor’s offer of paraffin and wood
The community of KwaNoxolo township say they will accept nothing short of electricity
Brief | 7 May 2020
Staff at Uitenhage hospital picket over Covid-19 concerns
Health department appeals for protests to stop
Brief | 7 May 2020
Long wait for title deeds in Durban
Residents of Mount Moriah have been waiting more than ten years
News | 7 May 2020
500 households in Empumelelweni have no toilets
Ward councillor says she didn’t know of the settlement
Brief | 7 May 2020
Covid-19: Medical schemes provide little aid for cash-strapped members
If you have lost your income due to the lockdown, your options are limited
By James Stent
News | 7 May 2020
Covid-19: The message is in the hair
Uitenhage hair stylist “writes” with his dreadlocks
Brief | 7 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