Economy

Wescape: thriving new city or failed development?

Controversy surrounds huge West Coast project

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Feature | 31 May 2016

More shops for Philippi Village

GroundUp spoke to some of the new tenants

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News | 16 May 2016

Battle to stop dagga spraying

Activists take steps to prevent Saps helicopters destroying marijuana crops

Text by Kimon de Greef. Photos by Masixole Feni.

Feature | 20 April 2016

Kimberley businesses furious with multinational diamond mining company

They accuse Petra Diamonds of overlooking them for all but small contracts

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News | 8 April 2016

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