News | GroundUp

Edendale hospital loses nine staff to Covid-19 in one week, says NEHAWU

“You ask yourself who is next and it is scary”

By Nompendulo Ngubane

News | 19 January 2021

Families affected by dam construction are unhappy with state’s compensation

Water and Sanitation department says offers were fair

By Bernard Chiguvare

News | 19 January 2021

Covid-19 beach closures hit small businesses in Plettenberg Bay

Plett Tourism says tourism has dropped by half

By Siphokazi Mnyobe

News | 19 January 2021

Covid-19: this second wave is relentless, say paramedics

“This virus has totally changed the way that we work”

By James Stent

News | 18 January 2021

Their mother died in 2018. Since then this family of five has survived on child support grants

There are over 30,000 child headed households in South Africa

By Nompumelelo Mahlangu

News | 18 January 2021

Premier Winde calls on President Ramaphosa to intervene in SASSA crisis

This comes after police opened a water cannon on people queueing for grants in Bellville

By Mary-Anne Gontsana and Ashraf Hendricks

News | 15 January 2021

Social grants: the young men who make a living queuing for others

Sometimes knives are drawn as “agents” fight for their place in the Covid-19 grant queue

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 15 January 2021

Unemployed fire victims can’t afford to rebuild their homes

National Department of Human Settlements Rapid Response Team to visit Overcome on Friday to find a solution

By Tariro Washinyira

News | 15 January 2021

A pandemic is no time for austerity, says vaccine coalition

People’s Vaccine Campaign demands participation in government plan

By Liezl Human

News | 15 January 2021

Covid-19: Long tightly packed queues outside labour department

People battling with online applications have flocked to local centres, causing overcrowding

By Ashraf Hendricks

News | 14 January 2021

Extend disability grants, Black Sash tells SASSA as queues shock country

SASSA has proposed a ten-point plan to deal with backlogs

By Mary-Anne Gontsana and GroundUp Staff

News | 14 January 2021

When you have to spend R120 to access your R350 social grant

Eastern Cape beneficiaries travel 100km to try to beat the queues

By Loyiso Dyongman

News | 14 January 2021

Dozens risk arrest for flouting lockdown rules to try to apply for IDs

But minister Motsoaledi this week temporarily suspended certain services, including applications for new IDs, passports and all marriage services

By Joseph Chirume

News | 14 January 2021

Blind pensioner left in the rain without answers outside SASSA office

SASSA says her old age grant will be paid in February

By Thamsanqa Mbovane

News | 13 January 2021

Sick people queue outside SASSA offices as disability grants lapse

53,000 disability grants have lapsed in the Western Cape

By Buziwe Nocuze

News | 13 January 2021

Covid-19: Cookhouse police accused of beatings during curfew

A 20-year-old says he were punched and kicked outside his mother's house

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 12 January 2021