Feature
How to steal a railway line and stay out of jail
Legal manoeuvres have stalled the case against former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen
Feature | 8 November 2023
This is where people are occupying Metrorail’s Central Line in Cape Town
There are about 4,000 households occupying the line between Nyanga and Philippi, according to the Housing Development Agency
By Sandiso Phaliso and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 20 October 2023
Political appointments cripple Lesotho hospital
Wage bill at flagship Queen ‘Mamohato Memorial Hospital balloons by R48-million over a year as politicians appoint family members and friends
Feature | 6 October 2023
Copper boom sparks conflict between mine and residents of Northern Cape town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine
By Liezl Human
Feature | 18 September 2023
Lottery corruption: Limpopo couple’s bid to hold on to their luxury homes
I did nothing wrong, says Collins Tshisimba as the Special Investigating Unit moves to freeze two properties
Feature | 31 August 2023
We bought dagga. It was probably illegal. Here’s why
The Medicines Act is being misused while Parliament dithers
By Lucas Nowicki and Ashraf Hendricks
Feature | 25 August 2023
Exposed: The Sunday World’s lucrative partnership with the Lottery
The newspaper got millions of rands of Lottery advertising and also ran stories to counter exposés of corruption
By Raymond Joseph and Anton van Zyl
Feature | 3 August 2023
Little action from government to help older people live healthier, happier lives
South Africa’s participation in the UN Decade of Healthy Ageing has not achieved much so far
By Daniel Steyn
Feature | 18 July 2023
Thriving Langa gardens feed hungry families
Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots
By Tariro Washinyira and Mary-Anne Gontsana
Feature | 31 May 2023