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Good causes left to die waiting for lotto millions
In its 15 years of existence, the National Lotteries’ Board (NLB) has disbursed more than R18 billion to good causes, according to Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies. However, the 2013 annual report indicates that while 5,455 applications were adjudicated in the year, 10,928 applications were still outstanding as of 31 March 2013. 7,500 of those are applications from charities.
Katy Scott
News | 7 August 2014
Minister promises to expand child support grant, but no tangible progress yet
Social Development Minister Bathabile Dlamini announced plans in June to expand child support grant eligibility from age 18 to 23.
Michelle Korte
News | 25 July 2014
How the Seriti Commission is failing
The Seriti Commission's approach is undermining the public's right to know, explains Kholiswa Tyiki, a journalist and researcher with Right2Know.
Kholiswa Tyiki
Opinion | 18 July 2014
Unanswered questions about Strand evictions
Ten days after several hundred people were evicted from the Nomzamo (Lwandle) informal settlement near Strand, there is still no clarity about why they were removed.
GroundUp Staff
News | 11 June 2014
Election special: ANC says it will win back the people’s “trust”
In the second of three interviews in the run-up to the May elections, Vuyiso Tyhalisisu, ANC secretary in the Cape Town metro, answers GroundUp's questions.
Pharie Sefali
News | 10 April 2014
Achmat calls for ceremony for police to apologise
The police should hold a formal ceremony to apologise to some of the victims of poor policing in Khayelitsha, Zackie Achmat has suggested.
Adam Armstrong
News | 13 February 2014
Brave women and burnt-out cops
Funeka Soldaat told the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry how she had been raped by a group of young men because she is a lesbian. She testified that she is a survivor of "corrective rape".
Adam Armstrong
News | 29 January 2014
Principals describe hardships of running schools in Khayelitsha
Principals of two Khayelitsha schools gave testimony at the Khayelitsha Commission yesterday. They explained how crime affected their institutions.
Adam Armstrong
News | 29 January 2014
Opening statement on behalf of the complainant organisations at the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry
Opening statement on behalf of the complainant organisations at the Khayelitsha Commission of Inquiry into allegations of police inefficiency in Khayelitsha and a breakdown in relations between the community and police in Khayelitsha.
Peter Hathorn, Ncumisa Mayosi, Michael Bishop
Opinion | 23 January 2014