Covid-19
Record number of South Africans died in first week of 2021
11,000 of the nearly 20,000 deaths are considered excess deaths. The vast majority are likely due to Covid-19
By James Stent and Nathan Geffen
Science | 13 January 2021
Sick people queue outside SASSA offices as disability grants lapse
53,000 disability grants have lapsed in the Western Cape
News | 13 January 2021
Covid-19: Cookhouse police accused of beatings during curfew
A 20-year-old says he were punched and kicked outside his mother's house
News | 12 January 2021
Here’s how to fight anti-vaccine propaganda
We challenge political leaders and celebrities to publicly commit to getting vaccinated
GroundView | 12 January 2021
Scores of beneficiaries in Pietermaritzburg rush to renew lapsed disability grants
Cancer patient turned away after sleeping outside SASSA office to renew grant
News | 12 January 2021
Covid-19: Our grimmest day yet
Minister reports 844 confirmed deaths. MRC reports worst week yet.
News | 7 January 2021
This virus is catchy - we need vaccines urgently
An infectious diseases scientist describes how despite taking precautions her entire household is sick with Covid
Opinion | 4 January 2021
Health workers demand vaccine rollout
Thousands sign letter calling for Department of Health to act urgently
News | 2 January 2021
2020 in pictures: a year of living dangerously
Covid-19, evictions, fires and an elephant: GroundUp’s photos of the year
Photo Essay | 22 December 2020