Brainwashed by plastic: from the womb to the brain
Episode three of GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Video | 27 May 2025
Hundreds of women and children chased from their homes in deadly xenophobic attacks
“Revenge attacks” in Addo kill three and injure ten
News | 27 May 2025
KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches
At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 27 May 2025
Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow
‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city
Photo Essay | 26 May 2025
Africa Day march calls for an end to tyranny
Activists condemn dictatorships, xenophobia and genocide
Brief | 26 May 2025
South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk
Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist
Feature | 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
City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement
Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water
Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 24 May 2025