The occupiers are mostly backyarders and tenants who say they could no longer afford to pay rent or buy a house. They have been clearing the open field for a week now.
News | 24 May 2024
The only colony of one of the world’s most endangered butterflies is within sight of a large, multi-storey development
News | 24 May 2024
#WhoSpeaksForUs? campaign launched
By Liezl Human
Brief | 23 May 2024
The provincial social development department must provide funding contracts to successful organisations by the end of May
Law | 23 May 2024
And the R2,180 monthly amount is too little to cover the costs of caring for a child with disabilities
By Daniel Steyn
News | 23 May 2024
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents
Brief | 23 May 2024
They are angry that refugees living in a tent on the same land have toilets and water, but they do not
Brief | 22 May 2024
But the Eastern Cape Department of Health says there’s no money to renovate the clinic
News | 22 May 2024
New housing development will not only be for the backyarders, says the City
News | 22 May 2024
After 13 years in a “transit camp”, Ntuzuma flood victims are afraid they’ll die there
News | 22 May 2024
Public comment closes Wednesday
By GroundUp Staff and Matthew Hirsch
News | 21 May 2024
City says the land is private and is not in the process of being formalised
Brief | 21 May 2024
Only about one in four early learning programmes get subsidies, and that funding is only R17 per child per day and has not increased since 2019
By Liz McGregor
News | 21 May 2024
Site to be used for 1,000 affordable housing units
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 May 2024
Many South Africans with hepatitis go undiagnosed
By Liezl Human
News | 20 May 2024
In its 11th year, Khumbulani Pride renewed calls for justice for victims of hate crime
News | 20 May 2024
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