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
Parliament accuses activists of abusing court process
#UniteBehind is challenging the constitutionality of Parliament’s new Code of Conduct
Law | 28 April 2025
No identity eight years after submitting DNA evidence
Home Affairs incompetence leaves young woman stateless for decades
News | 25 April 2025
Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court
Equal Education argues late applicants are blocked from accessing schooling. But department argues that parents need to apply on time.
Law | 24 April 2025
Major legal battle looms over Stellenbosch luxury estate
Botmaskop developer says it has complied with statutory requirements
By John Yeld
News | 23 April 2025
Blaauwberg residents locked in battle over dune development
Ecologically sensitive land is at risk, and some of those who oppose the project say their input has not been taken into account
News | 23 April 2025
Court halts further work on luxury Stellenbosch mountain estate
Botsmaskop development stopped, pending a full court review
By John Yeld
News | 17 April 2025
Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance
Knoflokskraal has a restaurant, nursery, livestock farming and vegetable gardens, but little water
By Liezl Human
News | 16 April 2025
Cape Town’s water recycling project should not be privatised
Comment on the proposed Faure New Water Scheme closes on 17 April
Analysis | 16 April 2025