Articles for GroundUp Staff
Train station burnt and railway lines sabotaged
Attack on Metrorail infrastructure coincides with termination of security contracts
Brief | 19 November 2019
Heated debate over which court should hear farm worker case
Judge expected to rule next week on whether Oak Valley case will be heard in Labour or Equality Court
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
Law | 8 November 2019
Rugby unites all in Siya Kolisi’s hometown
Thousands gathered in Zwide stadium to watch the Springboks win the World Cup
By Joseph Chirume, Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 2 November 2019
Cape Town residents battle spring floods
Deluge of rain over weekend leaves shacks and roads waterlogged
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
Brief | 28 October 2019
Skwatsha agrees not to move more families onto Stellenbosch farm
Court to rule on status of Die Akker evictees next month
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 20 September 2019
Company leaves R164 million housing project unfinished
No houses for some, unfinished houses for others in Mdantsane RDP project
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and GroundUp Staff
News | 30 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
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