Art centre pressured to remove painting by murderer
Display of Zwelethu Mthethwa’s work raises debate about freedom of expression versus dignity of family of a murdered sex worker
By Zoë Postman
News | 7 October 2019
Security guard wage negotiations deadlocked
Unions reject offer of 5% increase
By Gaby Ndongo
News | 4 October 2019
Legalisation is killing our market, say small-scale dagga growers
Part one in a two-part series on the Pondoland dagga growers
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Feature | 4 October 2019
New social grant system hurts the elderly, study finds
Long queues, no toilets: the closure of the old paypoints leaves pensioners in the lurch
News | 4 October 2019
Wheelchair user Nonkululeko Dziweni has to wait for two people to take her to the toilet in a mall one kilometre away
Buffalo City mayor hears Mdantsane residents’ complaints
News | 4 October 2019
Rats still live in Kanana’s filthy ditches
30-year-old settlement is still a mess
News | 4 October 2019
Occupiers of old age home prepare for another night outside
No court rulings yet on their fate
News | 3 October 2019
Medical staff demand better security at Motherwell clinic
Strike enters second day
Brief | 3 October 2019
Threat of drought looms over Queenstown
Some residents are already only getting water for an hour a day
News | 3 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
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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: KZN 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: Fishing permits
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 more than ownership
Dear Groundup, Yes there are serious concerns about the City of Cape Town's plan for water reuse… Read more