Funding crisis shuts down children’s centres in Gauteng
Social development department’s funding adjudications have been finalised, but for many organisations it is too late
By Daniel Steyn and Masego Mafata
News | 4 April 2024
Criminal complaint lodged against Benjamin Rattle, a South African serving in the Israeli military
Rattle’s social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza
By Matthew Hirsch and GroundUp Staff
News | 4 April 2024
Get the trains running immediately, say protesters
Cape Town commuters march from Heideveld train station to the station in Nyanga
Brief | 3 April 2024
People struggle to get IDs at Khayelitsha Home Affairs as elections loom
One person said they slept outside the Khayelitsha office on Monday night. Despite being among the first in line, they were only helped at 3pm on Tuesday.
By Sandiso Phaliso and Grethen de Waal
News | 3 April 2024
Police and soldiers deployed to tiny West Coast fishing village
Controversial boat quotas to be reconsidered after meeting with Hondeklip Bay fishers, says fisheries department
By Liezl Human
News | 3 April 2024
Cape Town commuters return to Southern Line as service improves
Progress on restoring full service to other lines lags behind
News | 3 April 2024
Broken streetlights have led to a spike in crime in this Cape Town suburb
But the City says repairs are difficult because of safety risks in Tafelsig
News | 2 April 2024
In photos: iftar under the washing lines
About 100 people break their fast together in Heideveld flats
Photo Essay | 2 April 2024
Putin the “Hitler of the 21st Century” says former Ukrainian president
Viktor Yushchenko, who survived poisoning by Russian backed opponents, spoke in Cape Town on the eve of the Easter long weekend
Brief | 29 March 2024