Covid-19 Report 2: Questions that don’t yet have answers
Modest benefit for new drug and useful data from the NICD
GroundUp and Spotlight staff
Covid-19 Report | 4 May 2020
Covid-19: Clinic staff in two-week quarantine after nurse tests positive
Oqaqeni Clinic in Maphumulo, northern KwaZulu-Natal remains closed
Brief | 4 May 2020
“Thanks to the generous donors my kitchen is full of food” says Tsakane resident
Couple urges community to make donations for families in need
Brief | 4 May 2020
Covid-19: Private hospitals close doors after staff test positive
Closing hospitals is “last resort”
By Elna Schütz
News | 4 May 2020
Covid-19: Uitenhage settlement gets water three weeks after protest
Local councillor donates food to families in need
Brief | 4 May 2020
Covid-19: City of Cape Town rebuffs SAMWU claims of 9 officers testing positive
Two officers who tested positive had no contact with homeless people at Strandfontein camp
By James Stent
Brief | 2 May 2020
Covid-19 concerns at homeless camp after officers test positive
Up to a week after being tested, dozens of people staying at the City of Cape Town’s Strandontein camp don’t have their results
By James Stent and Lucas Nowicki
News | 1 May 2020
Details of two additional alleged lockdown killings by police revealed
Police were accused of killing five people during the enforcement of the first three weeks of Covid-19 lockdown
News | 30 April 2020
The very least women of Victoria Mxenge should expect is security
Women in their sixties stay up all night to defend their neighbourhood
By Joel Bolnick
Opinion | 30 April 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
Charts
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