Photo Essay
Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow
‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city
Photo Essay | 26 May 2025
Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go
Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels
Photo Essay | 26 May 2025
Learners with disabilities steal the show at Shakespeare festival
Shakespeare School Festival runs until 31 May at the District Six Homecoming Centre in Cape Town
Photo Essay | 21 May 2025
Spin city: Soweto teens show off their flashy bikes
“My girlfriend says I love this bicycle more than her”
Photo Essay | 13 May 2025
Vaal River residents reeling from flood damage
Crops destroyed, houses evacuated
Photo Essay | 5 May 2025
Protesters in Tshwane call on Egypt to let aid into Gaza
Food aid and medical supplies are currently blocked by Israel
Photo Essay | 29 April 2025
In photos: Wildfire scorches Cape Town’s Silvermine reserve
An injured firefighter has been hospitalised and about 198 homes have been evacuated
Text by GroundUp Staff. Photos by David Harrison.
Photo Essay | 28 April 2025
Bid to save polluted Joburg river
Activists, scientists and artists come together to clear waste from the Jukskei River in Alexandra
Photo Essay | 24 April 2025