Articles for GroundUp Staff

Riot in Mfuleni follows shack removals

“I want to have my own place and stand on my own two feet because I’m an adult”

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News | 8 March 2018

Quarrel over Sarah Baartman sculpture at UCT

Librarian removes covering that students had placed over Willie Bester’s artwork

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News | 2 March 2018

What is the future of Cape Town’s water supply?

Here are the pros and cons of desalination, groundwater and recycling

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Feature | 27 February 2018

Overcrowding becoming “the norm” in some Western Cape schools

Provincial education department says it is under severe strain

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News | 22 February 2018

Court orders seizure of Gupta company’s assets

Optimum Coal Mine cannot pay a mere R640k to finish clinic

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Brief | 16 February 2018

City’s model shows how we can avoid Day Zero

Getting household consumption down is key

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News | 30 January 2018

Drought: City answers your questions

Ian Neilson, JP Smith and Priya Reddy respond to readers’ questions

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Interview | 27 January 2018

Facts and myths about Cape Town’s water crisis

As Day Zero approaches, nonsense is being spread

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Analysis | 18 January 2018

Here’s how unfairly police are distributed

Suburbs like Sea Point, Claremont and Camps Bay have far more officers per resident than Nyanga. Why?

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Analysis | 17 January 2018

UniteBehind goes to court against PRASA and Minister of Transport

Urgent application to reverse decision to suspend Legal Panel

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Brief | 19 December 2017

News that mattered: 2017 in photos

Drought, protests, anger over the social grants payment system, and the collapse of Metrorail marked this year.

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Photo Essay | 18 December 2017

Cape Town refugee centre must be opened by end of March

Constitutional Court rejects Home Affairs application for leave

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Brief | 15 December 2017

Forensic auditor’s recommendation on PRASA security company ignored

Unclear how such an obscure company won contracts worth R118 million from 2010 to 2016

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News | 15 December 2017

Bottled water and the drought

We asked some major suppliers about pricing, storage, and recycling

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News | 15 December 2017

The tragedy facing mentally ill people in South Africa

Khululabantu Bam story brings home desperate need for better care

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News | 11 December 2017