Articles for GroundUp Staff
Chart of the week: Taps but no water
In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access
By The Outlier and GroundUp Staff
Charts | 29 August 2025
Joburg clinic staff make me ashamed to be an immigrant
Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first
Asylum Seeker
Opinion | 31 July 2025
Debate: Will the Employment Equity Act transform companies or slow growth?
DA’s Michael Bagraim debates Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela
Debate | 21 July 2025
New book tells the life of veteran activist Mandla Majola
The book was written by two professors from the United States
By Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 June 2025
We tested Zamzam water sold in South Africa. Here’s what we found
Bottles we bought in Cape Town do not match the chemical profile of Zamzam water sourced from Saudi Arabia
By Yaseen Bardien and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 20 June 2025
Buffalo City wants to recover R16-million in Covid housing funds
Officials and contractors need to pay up, council resolves
By Johnnie Isaac and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 May 2025
In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve
An injured firefighter has been hospitalised and about 198 homes have been evacuated
Text by GroundUp Staff. Photos by David Harrison.
Photo Essay | 28 April 2025