Fierce winds send Khayelitsha shacks flying
Chemical toilets toppled, roofs blown off
By Vincent Lali
Photo Essay | 8 April 2024
Beneficiaries struggling with grants since SASSA closed Macassar office
“People are poor and cannot afford to travel far for services that should be here,” says resident
Brief | 8 April 2024
Palestinian supporters march to Parliament
The protest marked Al-Quds Day, an international day to oppose the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory
Brief | 5 April 2024
Funding crisis shuts down children’s centres in Gauteng
Social development department’s funding adjudications have been finalised, but for many organisations it is too late
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 4 April 2024
Criminal complaint lodged against Benjamin Rattle, a South African serving in the Israeli military
Rattle’s social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza
By Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff
News | 4 April 2024
Get the trains running immediately, say protesters
Cape Town commuters march from Heideveld train station to the station in Nyanga
Brief | 3 April 2024
People struggle to get IDs at Khayelitsha Home Affairs as elections loom
One person said they slept outside the Khayelitsha office on Monday night. Despite being among the first in line, they were only helped at 3pm on Tuesday.
By Sandiso Phaliso and Grethen de Waal
News | 3 April 2024
Police and soldiers deployed to tiny West Coast fishing village
Controversial boat quotas to be reconsidered after meeting with Hondeklip Bay fishers, says fisheries department
By Liezl Human
News | 3 April 2024
Cape Town commuters return to Southern Line as service improves
Progress on restoring full service to other lines lags behind
News | 3 April 2024