No garbage collected in Marikana for nine months
City says settlement is on private land and it cannot provide the service
News | 15 May 2017
One killed and over 20 homes destroyed in Samora Machel
“When I heard noise from neighbours it was too late to collect anything except my ID”
Brief | 15 May 2017
Prison confiscates study materials of inmate legal eagle
This follows GroundUp’s story on how he took legal action on behalf of a prisoner with brain cancer
News | 12 May 2017
Blocked toilets make life unbearable for Masiphumelele wetlands residents
“We want to see this fixed permanently so we can stay in a clean space where the children can play and people can access sanitation”
Brief | 12 May 2017
Port Elizabeth parents shut down school in anger at education department
With a teacher-learner ratio of over 40 to 1, they accuse government of failing to listen to their requests for three additional teachers
Brief | 12 May 2017
Pietermaritzburg police organise march against crime
But some residents sceptical of cops
Brief | 12 May 2017
Parents defend school from protesters
“We are fighting for development but we don’t want our infrastructure to be demolished by those with criminal intentions.”
News | 11 May 2017
What does it take to get the Eastern Cape Department of Education to fix a school?
Nearly three years later, a school damaged in a storm remains broken
News | 11 May 2017