After 25 years of waiting for government, Ncwadi erupts in protests
“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”
News | 30 July 2019
Masiphumelele fire leaves over 1,000 homeless
One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined
News | 29 July 2019
Ten families living in the open after 35 households evicted in Nigel
Elderly widow evicted from her home of 35 years
News | 29 July 2019
Somalian shops in Khayelitsha looted after shooting
“It was no longer about the shooting anymore but hatred towards us Somalians” says shop owner
Brief | 29 July 2019
Attitudes towards land occupations have to change, say researchers
Socio-Economic Rights Institute of South Africa has released a series of reports on informal settlements
Brief | 29 July 2019
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