Police vehicle petrol-bombed in Hoërskool Overvaal protests
Local ANC leader says some parents want to meet to find a way forward
By GroundUp Reporter
News | 18 January 2018
Scathing judgment against Ekurhuleni municipality for 17-year housing delay
Court orders that homes must be built by end of year
Law | 18 January 2018
In photos: Protests and violence at Afrikaans high school
Dispute over language admission policy boils over
By GroundUp Reporter
Photo Essay | 17 January 2018
The forgotten mining town where rape is “normal”
Women and children bear the brunt of lawlessness at Durban Deep
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 16 January 2018
JHB neighbourhood demands police station
“Crime is too high and people are dying. We need our own police station.”
By Zoë Postman
News | 12 January 2018
Murder and corruption in the mining town the world forgot
Gold buyers in expensive cars extort rock-bottom prices from Durban Deep’s zama zamas, while the police look on
Text by Christopher Clark. Photos by Shaun Swingler.
Feature | 11 January 2018
Forensic auditor’s recommendation on PRASA security company ignored
Unclear how such an obscure company won contracts worth R118 million from 2010 to 2016
News | 15 December 2017
Victory for community organisations in Mining Charter battle
Chamber of Mines fails to block activists from taking part in upcoming court case
Law | 17 November 2017
Bedfordview beggars face crackdown
Fuelled by rhetoric on crime, attitudes to beggars all over the country are hardening
Feature | 25 October 2017