Economy

Cash crops poisoned in Pondoland

Police helicopters spray marijuana plantations every year

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 7 April 2016

Spotlight returns to ruined land reform ‘jewel’

A former manager has lifted the lid on the collapse of a R150-million land reform scheme

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News | 18 March 2016

One step closer to replacing COSATU?

A new labour federation hopes to trigger a workers' party

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Opinion | 14 March 2016

Unequal education: the plight of Westlake students

Students travel 15km to school even though much better ones are nearer

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Feature | 11 March 2016

Premier Zille, privatising schooling is not the answer

Many unanswered questions about pilot plan for five Western Cape schools

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Opinion | 9 March 2016

Khayelitsha residents close down Somali shop

Community leaders say they didn’t authorise shop

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News | 29 February 2016

Bishop Lavis woman hands out food parcels to the needy

Residents queue from 6am

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News | 26 February 2016

Budget: Pensioners and children will be poorer

Social grant increases are below inflation

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Analysis | 25 February 2016

New technology might transform small-scale fishing

App connects fishers, scientists and fishery management

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Feature | 24 February 2016

Community voices muted at Alternative Mining Indaba

By giving corporations a bigger stake, the people affected by mining are being marginalised

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Opinion | 18 February 2016

Minimum wages: too high will hurt poor people

At Cosatu's demand of R4,500 per month, we risk increasing unemployment

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Opinion | 15 February 2016

Zuma's national minimum wage "own goal"

President is placating business and wavering on policy

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Opinion | 15 February 2016

How drought is destroying KZN’s cattle farms

Lack of rain has forced farmers to make difficult decisions

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Feature | 11 February 2016

Unions justified to demand double digit pay increases

But is the labour movement sufficiently united, independent and democratic to defend workers?

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Opinion | 8 February 2016

Robots will replace most jobs

And our current economic system is not prepared for it.

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Opinion | 11 January 2016

City steps up bus safety checks for annual exodus to Eastern Cape

The City of Cape Town will, from 10 December until Christmas Eve, step up safety checks on buses departing to the Eastern Cape. But some bus drivers are annoyed by the inconvenience this causes at the busiest time of the year.

Siyavuya Khaya and GroundUp staff

News | 7 December 2015