Court stops divorced women from facing destitution
Holomisa vs Holomisa is a victory for women living in the Transkei
Law | 1 November 2018
Residents struggle to rebuild after shack fire in East London
100 homes destroyed and 350 people displaced in Kwinana informal settlement
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 1 November 2018
School has 196 learners and ten grades but only four classrooms
“I feel like I am running three different schools,” says principal
Brief | 1 November 2018
Taps often run dry in Eastern Cape village
Villagers say they have to draw water from a river and a dirty canal
Brief | 31 October 2018
Parents start imaginative project to stop children playing on dumpsite
“Some children developed rashes all over their bodies after playing with the rubbish”
Brief | 29 October 2018
Villagers waiting 20 years for basic services
Upper Xhwili near Mthatha has no electricity, piped clean water or decent roads
News | 26 October 2018
Cofimvaba’s R2 million traders’ stalls are empty after five years
Vendors say they can’t afford to buy R82 permits from the municipality
Brief | 26 October 2018
Rubbish uncollected for months in Port Elizabeth
Ward 58 councillor Mendiswa Makunga (ANC) stops assistant giving her phone number to GroundUp
Brief | 25 October 2018
NEHAWU threatens to “close” Eastern Cape
Union says provincial health department is dysfunctional
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 25 October 2018