News
After 25 years of waiting for government, Ncwadi erupts in protests
“Now that we are doing what other communities are doing, police shoot at us. Protesting is the last option but we had no choice.”
News | 30 July 2019
Masiphumelele fire leaves over 1,000 homeless
One person killed, but body burnt so badly that their sex cannot be determined
News | 29 July 2019
Ten families living in the open after 35 households evicted in Nigel
Elderly widow evicted from her home of 35 years
News | 29 July 2019
Activists highlight how state capture affects everyday life
Collapse of Metrorail and policing is hurting poor people
By Tariro Washinyira and GroundUp Staff
News | 28 July 2019
Auditor-General scathing about Gauteng’s management of Alexandra project
Testimony given on last day of final sitting of SAHRC inquiry
By Zoë Postman
News | 27 July 2019
Low turnout to Metrorail protests
“Passengers are accosted by criminals on the trains. Our employees are being threatened at gunpoint and assaulted. We can’t continue under these conditions.”
News | 26 July 2019
How the Barn is helping Khayelitsha’s entrepreneurs
Non-profit technology hub offers office space for people to run their businesses
News | 26 July 2019
Residents of apartheid-era shack town still have no electricity or toilets
“Government has chosen to forget us”
News | 26 July 2019
Social Development Department didn’t know it had offices in Alexandra
Tale of confusion revealed at HRC inquiry
By Zoë Postman
News | 25 July 2019