Farm workers, let down by politicians, face new threats to their security
Their situation can be improved but is there the political will?
By Stephen Devereux and Colette Solomon
Opinion | 17 July 2019
Bus shortage costs Polokwane commuters
“I earn R2,900 a month. Per week my transport fare is R420 using minibus taxis.”
Brief | 17 July 2019
Loyiso Basso left gang life to open a restaurant
Mgoli’s corner in Khayelitsha has been running for two years
Brief | 17 July 2019
Officials apologise for preventing prisoner from signing court papers
Mbalenhle Ntulii wants a laptop so he can study
By Zoë Postman
News | 17 July 2019
Workers at security company demand union recognition
Asked for comment, Impact Loss Control threatened legal action
News | 16 July 2019
Parents protest after school hit by spate of robberies
Education MEC laments increasing burglaries in Western Cape schools
By Velani Ludidi and GroundUp Staff
News | 16 July 2019
Old Brakpan residents, removed under apartheid, demand land
“The houses we were allocated in Tsakane are low in value compared to land in Brakpan … It is only fair that we are returned”
Brief | 16 July 2019
Grabouw farm worker strike ends after more than two months
But Oak Valley says union has not signed agreement
Brief | 16 July 2019
Taps run dry while broken pipe wastes water for a month
“Our government says we must look after water because of drought. But it seems they do not practise what they preach,” says Eastern Cape villager
Brief | 16 July 2019