South Africa | GroundUp

Joburg fire survivor pleads for help to recover his baby’s body

Marshalltown Fire Justice Campaign calls for City to compensate victims and release remaining bodies at the morgue

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 31 July 2024

We asked Cape Town’s transport boss about the future of passenger rail in the city

“Our objective is simple: to get passenger rail back up and running in the quickest possible way” says Roberto Quintas

By Steve Kretzmann

Interview | 31 July 2024

Suspended Gauteng Department of Social Development officials return to work

With no disciplinary hearing held, ten of the 13 officials have had their suspensions lifted

By Daniel Steyn, Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph

News | 31 July 2024

Nurses stop work after finding human waste at clinic door

Mabandla Clinic in Kariega still has no fence or wall

By Thamsanqa Mbovane

Brief | 30 July 2024

Farming co-op appeals against fine imposed for illegal dam

Ja well, no fine … R625,000 is too much to pay says Piekenierskloof Vrugte

By John Yeld

News | 30 July 2024

Beneficiaries are still battling with SASSA’s new biometric system

Pilot programme rolled out to help recipients of the Social Relief of Distress grant to verify their identity

By Marecia Damons

News | 30 July 2024

SASSA’s fraud management system is fraught with danger

It is irrational to expect people who can’t afford food to have a smartphone and internet access

By Kelle Howson, Hoodah Abrahams-Fayker, Vayda Megannon and General Alfred Moyo

Opinion | 30 July 2024

New shelter for hundreds of homeless people opens in Green Point

This is one of five Safe Spaces run by the City of Cape Town

By Matthew Hirsch

Brief | 29 July 2024

Mpondoland dagga growers left out to dry

Six years after the Constitutional Court judgment, small-scale dagga growers are sliding deeper into poverty while businesses profit in South Africa’s “cowboy” cannabis industry

By Lucas Nowicki

Feature | 29 July 2024

Boksburg school hosts massive international marimba festival

This year’s International Marimba and Steelpan Festival featured a record 2,300 musicians from across South Africa and neighbouring countries

By Ihsaan Haffejee

Photo Essay | 29 July 2024

Pressure mounts for Gwamanda to be removed as Joburg Mayor

Hundreds protest in Braamfontein

By Silver Sibiya

News | 29 July 2024

Dust in the air: Lack of transparency over Gauteng farming project funding

A number of organisations that received funding from the Gauteng Department of Social Development through the Daracorp non-profit, say Daracorp never delivered on their promises

By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph, Kimberly Mutandiro and Daniel Steyn

Feature | 27 July 2024