After a decades-long struggle and a court order, Primrose Modisane finally has a birth certificate

Stateless since birth, she was called a “border hopper” by Home Affairs officials

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Law | 5 August 2025

Corruption fight put at “risk” by moving Special Tribunal

Move from Joburg to Pretoria “worrying” and a “blow to its effectiveness”

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News | 5 August 2025

Should Coca-Cola pay for plastic pollution?

Episode five in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics

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Video | 5 August 2025

Carletonville left in the dark for more than a month

Small businesses and residents are suffering after prolonged power cuts

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News | 4 August 2025

Lesotho aims for 10% tariff on exports to US

Government relieved by reduction from threatened 50% to 15%

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Brief | 4 August 2025

Huge admin costs threaten fund for sick miners

People who fought for miners with TB or silicosis to be compensated have raised the alarm, but mining companies defend the process

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Feature | 4 August 2025

These are our rights when we use medicines

South African law says that we must be informed about our health care options

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Explainer | 4 August 2025

Hundreds of unemployed young people march to Nigel factories for jobs

The marchers accused the company of employing people from outside the community

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Brief | 2 August 2025

Concourt confirms stopping people from letting their cattle graze amounts to eviction

The ruling applies to ESTA occupiers’ rights to graze cattle

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Law | 1 August 2025

“Dishonest” Judge Makhubele found guilty and faces impeachment

JSC upholds Tribunal ruling. Now Parliament will have to decide Makhubele’s fate

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Law | 1 August 2025

Protesters call for UK and UAE to take action on Gaza

This follows calls for a global day of action to demand immediate relief for Gaza

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News | 1 August 2025

Rail theft case: accused juggles lawyers, creates further five-month delay

A trial over the theft of 42km of railway line in the Eastern Cape has already been six years in the making

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News | 1 August 2025

Repairs to crumbling clinic delayed

A R9-million tender was awarded to a contractor last year to renovate Haytor clinic

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News | 1 August 2025

Holocaust Centre urged to recognise genocide in Gaza

Centre director alarmed by humanitarian situation, but says “the designation of genocide is a legal matter”

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Brief | 31 July 2025

Gambling boss quits after forensic audit

The National Gambling Board’s chief strategic advisor Caroline Kongwa has resigned. She earned R3.4-million last year.

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News | 31 July 2025

Joburg clinic staff make me ashamed to be an immigrant

Each time I take my daughter to the clinic, immigrants are told to wait while South Africans are served first

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Opinion | 31 July 2025