Articles for GroundUp Staff

Masiphumelele in lockdown

Roads blocked and workers and learners told to stay home

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Brief | 3 May 2016

Cape Town flooded

Storm damages homes and knocks over trees

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Brief | 22 April 2016

Believe in free independent media? Here’s something small you can do

We're four years old. Help us be around for at least forty more.

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Explainer | 13 April 2016

Dunoon backyarders protest at civic centre

They demand land to build houses

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News | 8 April 2016

The week in political activism

A roundup of some of the activities of civil society organisations

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News | 31 March 2016

Activists take police minister to court

Demand equitable allocation of resources between rich and poor areas

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News | 30 March 2016

“Mobilise for a week of outrage” against Gupta crisis

Here is what social movement leaders are saying about the ANC NEC meeting, President Zuma and the Gupta family

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News | 23 March 2016

Opponent of Xolobeni titanium mine assassinated

Others fear for their lives

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News | 23 March 2016

Civil society organisations defend Helen Suzman Foundation

Activist groups condemn "thuggish" raid

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Brief | 22 March 2016

“Zuma must disclose all Gupta deals and then go”

And other views from the street

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News | 17 March 2016

Farm worker wage up R40 a week

Rate of increase to slow down in future

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News | 1 March 2016

How serious is the student housing crisis?

Here are the facts about accommodation in Western Cape university residences

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News | 29 February 2016

Annual showdown between Cape Town Pride and protesters

R40 entrance fee to event sparks even more controversy

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News | 28 February 2016

Students burnt painting of black protest artist

"Extinguished Torch of Academic Freedom" by Keresemose Richard Baholo among destroyed works

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Brief | 17 February 2016

Where are the traffic death statistics?

The government agency responsible for publishing them has not done so since March 2011.

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Feature | 11 January 2016