Articles for GroundUp Staff

Quick explainer: government debt and why it matters

Quick explainer: what VAT means for you

Ambassador Ebrahim Rasool’s speech that made him ‘no longer welcome’ in the US

Long-suffering Durban residents could wait years for end to water crisis

Finance Minister on Wednesday said construction of Mkhomazi Water Project, which includes a new dam, will only start in November 2027

Imam Muhsin Hendricks, who fought for queer rights, assassinated

He reportedly said that the need to be authentic was greater than his fear of death

Quick explainer: Interest rates and how they affect you

Quick explainer: Inflation and how it affects you

The photos that told our stories in 2024

South Africans voted in national elections, miners were trapped underground and homeless people were moved from the streets of Cape Town

Tariffs on Shein and Temu: cheaper clothes versus saving jobs

SARS closes a loophole in import duties

Banxso associates sue Moneyweb and GroundUp

They are demanding R23-million

Union criticises employers for not registering domestic workers with UIF. But it’s not so simple

UIF registration system works poorly

No lifeline for teachers as Godongwana warns of “difficult trade-offs”

“Budget cuts kill education” protesters tell Minister of Finance

Activists organise to oppose teacher retrenchments

Over 2,400 posts to be lost by 1 January

UN expert urges tougher action on pesticides in SA

Pesticides which are banned in Europe are still exported to developing countries

In sickness and in health: What can workers expect from their employer if they are too sick to work?

CCMA finds dismissal of cancer survivor lawful

Census 2022 results are “incoherent and implausible”

Medical Research Council says there is an urgent need for population estimates that better describe the South African population