Articles for Joseph Chirume
Zuma cabinet reshuffle: what people are saying
GroundUp asked members of the public what they think of the axing of the Minister of Finance
By Joseph Chirume, Ashraf Hendricks, Ashleigh Furlong and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 31 March 2017
PE families live with burst sewer pipe for three years
Municipality fails to keep promises
News | 28 March 2017
School books and uniforms taken by sheriff in shack demolition
“It is becoming difficult to explain our situation to school teachers because this is the third time,” says 15-year-old
News | 27 March 2017
School children sent home to use toilets during school hours
Bathrooms stripped bare by thieves
News | 23 March 2017
“Home Affairs said I was a foreigner because of my vaccination marks”
PE woman claims she was turned away; Home Affairs denies this
News | 8 March 2017
400 workers on strike at Kouga Municipality
Municipal workers want Public Works Programme contracts extended; mayor says jobs must be rotated
News | 8 March 2017
Grandma under siege by garbage
80-year-old endures ten years of unbearable smells, flies and rubbish
News | 27 February 2017
Residents have to stay in shacks after state fails to pay contractors
Standoff between Housing Development Agency, Department of Human Settlements and contractors leaves Chatty residents with unfinished homes
News | 24 February 2017
Spar protester appears in court
Community turns out in numbers to offer support
Brief | 23 February 2017