Articles for GroundUp Staff

UCT suspends classes following disruptions

New SRC member condemns shutdown, while administration seeks interdict

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News | 26 October 2017

Fees Must Fall protesters disrupt UCT exam

A few hundred students attempt to shut down university

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Video | 25 October 2017

UCT invites “conspiracy theorist” to talk about decolonisation of science

Academics furious with decision to give CK Raju official platform

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News | 28 September 2017

In photos: COSATU members protest in cities across the country

Minister of Sport Thulas Nxesi warns workers that pensions may be looted

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Photo Essay | 27 September 2017

Does Marikana really have 60,000 people?

Measuring the number of people living in an informal settlement is difficult

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Analysis | 1 September 2017

Court gives Steenvilla residents another chance

Evictees given additional time to apply for leave to appeal

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News | 30 August 2017

Shaun Abrahams ducks every issue UDF veterans raise

NPA head refuses to withdraw appeal in Zuma corruption case

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News | 29 August 2017

Both sides cheer as Zuma survives no-confidence vote

Vote in eighth unsuccessful motion of no confidence was much closer than most people expected

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Parliament | 8 August 2017

Cosatu joins march to oust President Jacob Zuma

Trade union federation backs civil society protest on Monday 7 August

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Brief | 4 August 2017

Parliament committee on party funding begins its work

First meeting discusses whether ruling party is entitled to make its own representation

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Parliament | 4 August 2017

State laboratory employees march in Pietermaritzburg

Workers demand higher salaries, but essential health service is collapsing

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Brief | 1 August 2017

Everything you need to know about government housing

Struggling to understand how to get a government house? We hope this guide helps you.

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Explainer | 20 July 2017

Leader in Khayelitsha land occupation murdered

“We don’t know who to trust. We don’t know who is next.”

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News | 17 July 2017

Why did Hout Bay explode?

Imizamo Yethu is an example of the complexity of upgrading informal settlements

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Analysis | 11 July 2017

29 photos that capture 2017 so far

From protests against President Jacob Zuma to children doing yoga, here are some of the most interesting moments we caught on camera in the first half of the year

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Photo Essay | 2 July 2017

Commuters rebel as Metrorail fails

Power failure brings Cape Town trains to a halt across the city

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News | 13 June 2017