Articles for GroundUp Staff

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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City’s model shows how we can avoid Day Zero

Getting household consumption down is key

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News | 30 January 2018