Articles for GroundUp Staff

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Quick guide to the National Minimum Wage

Essential info for employers and employees

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Explainer | 21 November 2016

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Grieving relatives demand Qedani Mahlangu’s resignation

Dozens protest outside Gauteng health department's offices over deaths following closure of Life Esidimeni

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News | 27 October 2016

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“We want Blade” chant UCT staff at Parliament

"Funding is the key element to resolving this crisis"

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News | 26 October 2016

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UCT acts against disruptive protests

Interdict obtained from Western Cape High Court

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News | 26 October 2016

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Day of protests in Cape Town tomorrow

Staff, students and a political party to demand a resolution to the university crisis

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News | 25 October 2016

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Disabled students protest against police on Wits

But as some exams disrupted university commits to continued security

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News | 24 October 2016

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SCA rules on UCT’s “Shackville Five”

In other UCT news, a security guard is in hospital in serious condition

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News | 20 October 2016

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Backlash from staff and alumni against UCT executive

University receives PAIA request, and two petitions calling for it to open

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News | 19 October 2016

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Wits staff protest against police on campus

Executive says attendance high in majority of classes

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News | 18 October 2016