News | GroundUp

Little Zimbabwe community grimly struggles on

Mostly undocumented immigrants live in leaking shacks without sanitation, water or electricity in this small informal settlement in Marabastad, Pretoria. But they say they are happy to be left in peace

By Mosima Rafapa

News | 6 October 2021

Steel workers countrywide down tools, demanding 8% wage hike

Man dies during NUMSA march in Gqeberha

By Masego Mafata, Joseph Chirume, Nokulunga Majola and Marecia Damons

News | 5 October 2021

An Eastern Cape municipality promised its residents houses over a decade ago. They’re still waiting

If residents accept a proposal by the province they will get houses with pit latrines and water tanks within two years

By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik

News | 5 October 2021

Musina residents say they have had enough of water outages

Anger over municipality cutting off electricity when people default on water bills

By Bernard Chiguvare

News | 4 October 2021

Refugee children wait years to get into schools

The Three2Six Project has hundreds of children on its waiting list

By Masego Mafata

News | 4 October 2021

IEC calls for more election observers

Over 23,000 voting stations but only 6,000 observers expected currently

By James Stent

News | 1 October 2021

Tardy courts: Nearly 100 judgments outstanding for more than six months

The Constitutional Court which should be setting an example had seven late judgments at the end of June

By Marecia Damons

News | 1 October 2021

Homeless people’s tents confiscated as City of Cape Town cracks down

Additional R500 million to be spent on law enforcement

By Marecia Damons

News | 1 October 2021

Rietvlei pollution unlikely to improve soon, fears Milnerton Aquatic Club

“We’re not seeing any action” by City of Cape Town says club commodore

By Liezl Human

News | 30 September 2021

No water at Elim Hospital

Patients rely on relatives to bring them water to drink and to wash

By Bernard Chiguvare

News | 30 September 2021