Feature
Coca-Cola and Cape Town’s sweetheart Day Zero deal
How big business ignored the water restrictions and got away with it
By Steve Kretzmann and Raymond Joseph
Feature | 8 May 2020
Covid-19: Police watchdog investigation of first lockdown death reveals deep flaws
“How can they say that he just dropped dead?” asks his stepdaughter after witnesses describe how Petrus Miggels was beaten by police
Feature | 29 April 2020
Covid-19: South Africa is racing to produce the masks needed to fight the virus
After a slow start, production has been ramped up
Feature | 22 April 2020
Covid-19: Civil society left to feed thousands of children on Cape Flats
Civil society network feeding more than 1,300 children in Lavender Hill and surrounds
Text by Steve Kretzmann. Photos by Brenton Geach.
Feature | 17 April 2020
Covid-19: A view from the townships
GroundUp’s reporters describe what they see
Feature | 16 April 2020
Covid-19: Court decision is a heavy blow to waste-pickers’ hopes
Recyclers are not essential services during lockdown, court rules
Feature | 15 April 2020
Covid-19: Lockdown creates ripe pickings for corrupt police
Revealed: A staggering range of police corruption
Feature | 15 April 2020
Housing backlog exceeds half a million in Western Cape
City and Province’s housing demand drive adds 10,000 more to the database
Feature | 26 March 2020
Huge church accused of scamming members
Former members of Prophetic, Healing and Deliverance Ministries say the money they invested has disappeared
Feature | 25 March 2020