“I have been on the housing database for years, but I still have no house” says occupier
By Vincent Lali
News | 27 July 2020
Lawyers say army has no right to conduct “military exercises” in and around the informal settlement
News | 26 July 2020
Judge Zondo orders that Makhubele return to give oral testimony on 3 August
By James Stent
News | 24 July 2020
Witness claims arrested activists were filming police but not obstructing them
By Vincent Lali
News | 24 July 2020
Police use a water cannon and stun grenades to disperse about 200 peaceful protesters
By Ashraf Hendricks and Zoë Postman
News | 24 July 2020
Many immigrants are struggling to get food in South Africa
News | 24 July 2020
Long-buried houses revealed as diggers clear the site for housing
Text by James Stent. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 24 July 2020
Benoni shelter battles increase in poverty
By Justin Brown
News | 24 July 2020
As deaths surge, Furnworld openly breaks vital regulations
By Thamsanqa Mbovane and GroundUp Staff
News | 23 July 2020
“We want residents to be relocated to better places in order for us to defeat this virus” says community leader
News | 23 July 2020
“They are threatening our future. This year is already hard with Covid-19” says matric student
News | 23 July 2020
Police investigating arson in both cases
News | 23 July 2020
Curfew and alcohol ban cited as major factors as the industry sheds thousands of jobs
By Zoë Postman, Nokulunga Majola, Ashraf Hendricks, Joseph Chirume and Lucas Nowicki
News | 22 July 2020
MEC says her department has acquired land in the area. Phased in occupancy could start in 2022
News | 22 July 2020
Elderly, women and children most affected, says Corruption Watch
News | 22 July 2020
Only 54 houses built in six years instead of 600 in Nigel housing project
News | 22 July 2020