Peter Chihoro cycles up to 80km a day fetching wood to make brooms
Zimbabwean has been making brooms for ten years
News | 15 October 2019
Dagga prohibition needs to end
We need a rational approach, grounded in evidence, to growing, selling and consuming cannabis products
GroundView | 15 October 2019
Gordon’s Bay mosque approved after five-year wait
Objectors say further action may follow
News | 14 October 2019
Taxi associations accused of terrorising immigrants in Pretoria
Men beaten up, accused of drug dealing
News | 14 October 2019
“People feel betrayed”: small-scale dagga growers fear exclusion from legal trade
Part two in a series on the Pondoland dagga growers
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 14 October 2019
Extinction Rebellion pickets Gwede Mantashe’s department
Global movement against human-caused climate change steps up its South African presence
Brief | 11 October 2019
Red ants and rubber bullets are the only service delivery we know, says Brakpan resident
Protesters barricade road after illegal electrical connections removed
News | 11 October 2019
SA has no reliable data on subsidised housing, says report
Centre for Affordable Housing Finance points to holes in data collection process
By Drew Wayland
News | 11 October 2019
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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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