PRASA is building a world-class system, claims CEO
But Cape Town train commuters will wait until December 2022 to use the Khayelitsha and Mitchells Plain line normally again
By James Stent
News | 8 September 2021
Children’s book aims to give learners hope during the Covid-19 pandemic
More than 25,000 learners on the Cape Flats participate in the launch of Yola and the Trusted Crown for International Literacy Day
Text and Photos by Ashraf Hendricks
News | 8 September 2021
Informal waste reclaimers get World Wildlife Fund award
But the African Reclaimers Organisation says they have still not been integrated into the City of Johannesburg’s waste management plan
News | 8 September 2021
Court dismisses attempt by former Eskom CEO to “punish” woman for a tweet
Judge calls out Matshela Moses Koko for launching a SLAPP suit
Law | 8 September 2021
Users must check if a taxi is safe, insists Transport MEC after crash at Parliament
Taxi in which several children were injured was overloaded, unroadworthy and unlicensed, and the driver had no licence either
News | 8 September 2021
PRASA blames Covid-19 and vandalism for collapsing East London train service
Some stations GroundUp visited were derelict
By Johnnie Isaac and James Stent
News | 7 September 2021
Taps run dry as water crisis deepens in Makhanda
“The recent rains haven’t had the desired impact on our dams” says municipality
News | 7 September 2021
Cape Town’s emergency housing programme is unconstitutional, says court
Judge tells City to find housing in the inner city for Bromwell Street families
News | 7 September 2021
Lack of clean water in Hammanskraal is a violation of rights, says SAHRC
Families say they can’t drink the brown and slimy water coming out of their taps
News | 7 September 2021