News | GroundUp

Closure of SASSA pay points “catastrophic” for pensioners in rural areas

Elderly people in rural Eastern Cape are paying R120 to go and collect their grants

By Mkhuseli Sizani and Daniel Steyn

News | 15 September 2022

Delivery truck torched by protesters furious with municipality

Westville shack dwellers blame Nelson Mandela Bay municipality for housing delays

By Mkhuseli Sizani

News | 14 September 2022

Auditor-General issues damning report on Lottery finances

R23-million in irregular expenditure; R36-million in accounting errors

By Daniel Steyn

News | 14 September 2022

Protesters camp outside Soweto police station after a surge in gun deaths

Eldorado Park residents demand better policing

By Ihsaan Haffejee

News | 14 September 2022

A small patch of carpet is all that’s left of his home

Dean Phiri was one of those who lost their shacks in Randburg demolition

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 14 September 2022

Here’s who qualifies for Cape Town’s indigent support and lower rates

The City says it helps more than 40% of households with free basic services

By Marecia Damons

News | 14 September 2022

Minister Creecy washes hands of Grabouw occupation

The Knoflokskraal community still face eviction from the 1,800ha land earmarked for forestation

By Liezl Human

News | 13 September 2022

Immigrants forced out of their homes in Plettenberg Bay

They say the police have failed to protect their rights

By Siphokazi Mnyobe

News | 13 September 2022

Police accused of extorting money from immigrants during raids in Johannesburg

SAPS says anyone who is asked for a bribe must come forward

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 13 September 2022

Khoisan settlement faces eviction from prime forestry land

Some Knoflokskraal residents want to negotiate with government for the land to be given to them

By Liezl Human

News | 12 September 2022

Desperate for housing, they occupied mining land. Now they’re worried their homes will collapse

As more people move to George, the city has an acute housing shortage

By Siphokazi Mnyobe

News | 12 September 2022

Leaked documents show how government wants to tackle unemployment

Presidency and National Treasury describe plans for our “employment first” future - and what social grants are acceptable to the government

By James Stent

News | 9 September 2022

Anger at civil society exclusion from Presidential summit

3,500 organisations have sent a letter to the presidency demanding an explanation

By Liezl Human

News | 8 September 2022

Fed up with poor service, hundreds march to Eskom office in Khayelitsha

Residents want workers to return to the local office and for Eskom to fix high mast lights, transformers and faulty street lights in the community.

By Vincent Lali

News | 8 September 2022

New library brings hope to Wolwerivier

Families in the tin settlement 30km from Cape Town have access to books at last

By Ashraf Hendricks

News | 8 September 2022

Leaked report sheds more light on the rot at Lottery-funded school

The National Lotteries Commission’s claims about how R28.3-million was spent to rebuild Vhafamadi Secondary School don’t stand up to scrutiny

By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph

News | 8 September 2022