Articles for GroundUp Staff

Domestic violence against women: More cases are being reported to police

Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing.

How South Africa’s job market has changed

There are 2.6-million more jobs than in 2008, but 10.4-million more people who need them

Open Secrets to face armoured vehicle company in court

The case may have important implications for freedom of expression

Ten takeaways from today’s budget speech

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he’s optimistic about the future

Child support grant has saved millions of children, but there is still a way to go

7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line

More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt

But there is a silver lining

Child Support Grant cannot feed a child

Cost of meeting a child’s nutritional needs exceeds R560 grant

Giving money to beggars: yes or no?

We asked beggars, the City of Cape Town, and homeless organisations

Chart of the week: Policing the police

Thousands of police brutality cases are reported every year but very few result in criminal convictions or disciplinary action

Chart of the week: Postbank loses social grant clients

More than 75% of Postbank’s clients have moved to private banks

Chart of the week: Taps but no water

In most provinces, less than 60% of people in formal housing have reliable water access

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

Debate: Will the Employment Equity Act transform companies or slow growth?

DA’s Michael Bagraim debates Just Share’s Kwanele Ngogela

New book tells the life of veteran activist Mandla Majola

The book was written by two professors from the United States

We tested Zamzam water sold in South Africa. Here’s what we found

Bottles we bought in Cape Town do not match the chemical profile of Zamzam water sourced from Saudi Arabia

Quick explainer: How wages are set