Belal Khaled’s photographs bring the horror of life in Gaza to Johannesburg

Haunting images of the war through the lens of Palestinian photojournalist

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Photo Essay | 25 June 2025

Brainwashed by plastic: what needs to be done?

Episode four in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics

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Video | 24 June 2025

Starlink launches amid job losses in Lesotho

Elon Musk’s satellite internet service comes after months of US funding cuts and tariffs put immense pressure on the country’s economy

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News | 24 June 2025

SANCO and ANC clash in Eastern Cape

Protestors gathered at Ngcobo’s municipal offices, despite a court order

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News | 24 June 2025

South Africans and Zimbabweans pray together after xenophobic attacks

Mob in Addo killed four, injured dozens, and displaced hundreds of families

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News | 24 June 2025

A taste of Somalia on the streets of Joburg

We visited a Somali-owned coffee shop in Mayfair which serves qaxwo and other Somali treats

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News | 24 June 2025

Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp

Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation

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News | 24 June 2025

Illegal enlargement of West Coast farm dam condoned

The Western Cape government has issued retroactive environmental authorisation for a dam project undertaken eight years ago

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News | 23 June 2025

School girls march for better policing

Girl Guides want officers to be better trained to handle GBV cases

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Brief | 23 June 2025