Tshwane municipal workers demand salary increases
Union says 3.5% and 5.4% increases were promised in 2021 and 2023
Brief | 6 August 2025
Model prisoner sues minister for contempt of court after 22 years behind bars without parole
Tebogo Modise was recommended for parole in 2019 but remains in prison despite a court order demanding reasons for his continued incarceration
News | 6 August 2025
In photos: Rare birds at the Joburg Zoo
The zoo is involved in various conservation projects
Photo Essay | 6 August 2025
Transgender prisoners challenge prison authorities
Correctional Services has developed a standard operating procedure for transgender prisoners, but rights organisations are concerned about implementation
By Elna Schütz
News | 6 August 2025
Board of Deputies conflates Judaism and Zionism
Views expressed by the official voice of South African Jewry are out of step with many Jews who are horrified by Israel’s actions in Gaza
Opinion | 6 August 2025
Kunene committed hate speech by calling Malema a cockroach, court rules
The word has “genocidal connotations”
Law | 5 August 2025
After a decades-long struggle and a court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate
Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials
Law | 5 August 2025
Corruption fight put at “risk” by moving Special Tribunal
Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”
News | 5 August 2025
Should Coca-Cola pay for plastic pollution?
Episode five in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Video | 5 August 2025