Articles for GroundUp Staff

Patricia de Lille proposes affordable housing in Cape Town’s tallest skyscraper

Some units in the Zero2One building will be for households that earn up to R15k per month

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News | 20 May 2018

H₂O International’s motives not pure

The purifying company’s South African franchise has made unproven claims about municipal water

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Science | 16 May 2018

Cape Town can avoid Day Zero in 2019 - but we’ll have to keep consumption down

Dam levels are almost equal to same period last year

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Analysis | 7 May 2018

In photos: The long wait to get home

Commuters wait for hours for taxis as bus strike continues

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Photo Essay | 23 April 2018

SASSA’s disastrous disaster management

Residents were left without blankets and food after a fire in Wallacedene in February despite the City of Cape Town having notified SASSA officials

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News | 20 April 2018

Commuters battle to get to work as bus strike starts

“It’s busy today. I will be able to pay my monthly cellphone bill,” says taxi driver.

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News | 18 April 2018

Millions wasted on dodgy Western Cape government security contract

R3 million a month for guards and dogs at Helen Bowden Nurses Home

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Feature | 13 April 2018

Education department argues it’s not responsible for shoddy schools

Judgment reserved in case on norms and standards in Bhisho High Court

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Law | 16 March 2018

Equal Education in court against Motshekga over broken schools

Education department says it is dependent on other parts of government to fix schools

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News | 15 March 2018

Riot in Mfuleni follows shack removals

“I want to have my own place and stand on my own two feet because I’m an adult”

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News | 8 March 2018

Quarrel over Sarah Baartman sculpture at UCT

Librarian removes covering that students had placed over Willie Bester’s artwork

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News | 2 March 2018

What is the future of Cape Town’s water supply?

Here are the pros and cons of desalination, groundwater and recycling

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Feature | 27 February 2018

Overcrowding becoming “the norm” in some Western Cape schools

Provincial education department says it is under severe strain

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News | 22 February 2018

Court orders seizure of Gupta company’s assets

Optimum Coal Mine cannot pay a mere R640k to finish clinic

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Brief | 16 February 2018

City’s model shows how we can avoid Day Zero

Getting household consumption down is key

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News | 30 January 2018

Drought: City answers your questions

Ian Neilson, JP Smith and Priya Reddy respond to readers’ questions

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Interview | 27 January 2018