Articles for GroundUp Staff
Stats SA’s confusing mining employment statistics
Quarterly Labour Force Survey is the definitive source for most sectors, but not for mining
Analysis | 21 February 2019
How employment has changed in 10 years
Manufacturing — a vital industrial sector — has shed 300,000 jobs
News | 13 February 2019
Got a question? We’ll try to answer it
We’re answering questions about schools, social grants, banks, debt, difficult bosses, and even love (maybe)
GroundView | 6 February 2019
Sex workers campaign for law to be changed
“It’s like any other type of work”
By Ashraf Hendricks and GroundUp Staff
Feature | 4 February 2019
Mfuleni schools shut down as unplaced learners protest
Education department says enrolments in Western Cape have increased by more than 18,000
By Vincent Lali, Masixole Feni and GroundUp Staff
News | 4 February 2019
Protestors demand R70 billion compensation for inventor of please call me service
Movement says it is making plans to shut down Vodacom service
By Zoë Postman and GroundUp Staff
News | 31 January 2019
Former PRASA Rail boss denies charges against him
“My role in this case is to clarify the allegation … All other charges do not relate to me” says Mthuthuzeli Swartz
News | 24 January 2019
Sexual harassment: Equal Education leader found not guilty
But panel finds General Secretary acted “inappropriately”
Brief | 16 January 2019
2018: News that mattered
Land occupations on the increase, Post Office takes over social grant payments, corruption exposed at PRASA and DAFF, but also good-news stories featuring ordinary South Africans
Feature | 19 December 2018