Children use electricity pylon as jungle gym
Residents of PE township where four children died after playing on rubbish dump call for recreational facilities
Brief | 22 January 2020
Are our matric results really improving?
A close look at the statistics raises troubling questions
By Kirsten Pearson and Steve Kretzmann
Analysis | 22 January 2020
We have become mosquito food, say families living along filthy canal
Part of Gugulethu canal clogged with rubbish after employment dispute
News | 22 January 2020
Muncipality breaks its promise to fix taxi rank toilets
After six months, streams of urine still flow from broken toilets
Brief | 22 January 2020
Learners sent home after municipality cuts water supply to Pietermaritzburg school
School ran up bill of R2 million, says municipality
Brief | 21 January 2020
Taxi driver told he owes municipality R68,000 for water
Water leak outside his house has not been fixed since 2018
News | 21 January 2020
Witsand residents protest against arrest of street patrollers
12 members of patrol face charges including assault, kidnapping, and attempted murder
Brief | 21 January 2020
Huge West Coast wind farm approved
But conditions include a revised environmental management plan and site layout
By John Yeld
News | 21 January 2020
Protesters shut clinic in Pietermaritzburg
Willowfontein residents demand municipality keeps promise to fix road
Brief | 21 January 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