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GroundUp reporters hijacked and robbed
This was one of many car hijackings in Philippi and Nyanga this past week
By James Stent
News | 8 July 2022
Learners picket against government scrapping deadlines to fix schools
Department says learners’ memo will be considered along with other public comments on its proposed amendments
Text and Photos by Magnificent Mndebele
News | 8 July 2022
School site abandoned as contractor accuses education department of failing to pay
Meanwhile learners at Eyabantu Senior Secondary school in Fort Beaufort are crammed into tiny temporary classrooms
News | 7 July 2022
Hundreds of organisations swear to defend constitutional democracy
Gauteng meeting of activists condemns “corrupt forces in our society that are opposed to democratic rule”
News | 5 July 2022
Youngsters eke out a living carrying water for residents
Too hungry to stay in school, brothers dropped out in grade six
News | 4 July 2022
Are South Africa’s pesticide rules outdated?
Farm workers and consumers should be worried, says public health expert. But industry body says food security depends on the pesticides in use.
By Liezl Human
News | 4 July 2022
12 years after a court ordered it, government plans to build a special needs school
Eastern Cape education department’s plan commits to building permanent school by 2027
News | 4 July 2022
Six children and two adults die in Cape Town shack fires
Three fires in West Bank, Nyanga and Philippi also left scores of people homeless
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Siphokazi Mnyobe
News | 4 July 2022
Learners march against proposal to end deadlines to fix schools
Poor and working-class communities will never know when their schools will be fixed, say education activists
News | 30 June 2022