Ambitious plans underway for homegrown South African climate change model
“We should not just sit and wait for others to bring us solutions. We should be part of the solution.”
By Tony Carnie
Science | 29 July 2019
Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life
Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 28 July 2019
Auditor-General scathing about Gauteng’s management of Alexandra project
Testimony given on last day of final sitting of SAHRC inquiry
By Zoë Postman
News | 27 July 2019
Low turnout to Metrorail protests
“Passengers are accosted by criminals on the trains. Our employees are being threatened at gunpoint and assaulted. We can’t continue under these conditions.”
News | 26 July 2019
New Masiphumelele taxi rank open at last
The rank has stood unused since its completion in May
Brief | 26 July 2019
Landmark silicosis settlement made order of court
“This agreement can never make full redress for the loss and harm suffered by gold mine workers and their families and communities over the last 100 years,” says judge
Law | 26 July 2019
Man set alight in scuffle over municipal tender
Small business owner Vuyani Zinto says a ward committee member poured petrol over him when he tried to stop a fencing and flooring project
Brief | 26 July 2019
Students demand to know where their NSFAS allowances are
Eastcape Midlands College says it “strictly adheres to NSFAS bursary rules and guidelines”
Brief | 26 July 2019
How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs
Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses
News | 26 July 2019