How the Lottery paid R1.7-million for a flash mob that never happened
MSG, owner of Power FM, channelled the money for the National Lotteries Commission
By Raymond Joseph and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 5 April 2024
Disabled learners turned away from school
Renovations at Mthatha school, closed last year after parents complained of poor conditions, have still not been completed
News | 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
Pit toilet eradication deadline missed by Limpopo education department
But department says it’s 80% of the way there
By Liezl Human
Brief | 4 April 2024
Toddlers electrocuted by illegal electrical wires
Thembelihle Ndlela and Kwenzakonke Gazu, both aged 3, were playing near their homes in Zwelisha, north of Durban, on Wednesday
Brief | 4 April 2024
Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about public transport
We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi
News | 4 April 2024
No showers, no food, no electricity: the forgotten men of Molyneaux municipal shelter in Durban
More than 200 people still live in tented shelter set up during Covid lockdown
News | 4 April 2024
Zimbabweans complain of Home Affairs incompetence
Numerous waiver letters contain incorrect information
News | 4 April 2024