If this is freedom then I don’t want it, says 80-year-old Flagstaff granny

No IDs, so no social grants: family survives off grandmother’s pension

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News | 10 May 2019

Arrests as election count begins

And other essential news of the day

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the.news.letter | 9 May 2019

No lights, no security and piles of rubbish at Parow train station

Commuters say they don’t feel safe

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News | 9 May 2019

Five years after botched road contract, Lady Frere residents have unanswered questions

Road company didn’t understand basic construction norms, say consultants

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News | 9 May 2019

Lubabalo Kondlo is the world draughts champion, but he is struggling to make ends meet

He is on a mission to popularise the game in South Africa

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Feature | 9 May 2019

100-year-old man gets R10,000 donation after GroundUp story

“Now we will not go hungry anymore”

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Brief | 9 May 2019

In photos: South Africans brave cold and wet weather to vote

Voters, including ANC ones, express hope for change after decade of state capture

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Photo Essay | 8 May 2019

A loan shark has her ID, so she can’t vote today

It’s illegal, but the mashonisas keep documents and bank cards

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News | 8 May 2019

Construction workers strike over training fund

Building of school grinds to a halt

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Brief | 7 May 2019