News
Shack dwellers make up their own housing list for new City of Cape Town project
Dozens try to occupy land set aside for Maroela Project
By Vincent Lali
News | 18 June 2020
United Civil Society in Action sues GroundUp and the National Lotteries Commission
Case brought after GroundUp exposed dodgy grants and looting of funds
By Elna Schütz
News | 17 June 2020
Teenagers sell fruit and vegetables to help family make ends meet
“Our mother has taught us to work extra hard because we are immigrants”
News | 17 June 2020
City councillor Zahid Badroodien says there’s room for homeless people in Cape Town’s shelters. But our investigation found very few empty places
GroundUp contacted shelters across the city
By James Stent
News | 17 June 2020
Family of five die in shack fire
Teenage daughter survives as she was visiting her cousin at the time of the fire
News | 15 June 2020
Civil society steps in to monitor complaints against the police and army
Earlier lockdown restrictions prevented many people from reporting abuses, says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 15 June 2020
Covid-19: Durban customers fed-up with bad hair days
Hairstylists find ways to work while salons are closed
News | 15 June 2020
Uitenhage stylist uses his hair to protest against Covid-19 lockdown
“What have we done?” asks Onele Cembi
News | 15 June 2020
Residents clash with land occupiers in Uitenhage
Municipality says land is earmarked for beneficiaries of de-densification programme
News | 12 June 2020