South Africa | GroundUp

Backyarders demolish shacks in Cape Town

Violence and tensions between land occupiers and backyarders has been brewing for months in Khayelitsha

News | 26 October 2023

Health department has not fully implemented court order, say lawyers

The department was ordered to put notices up in hospitals and clinics stating that children under six and pregnant and breastfeeding women are eligible for free health care irrespective of nationality

By Ella Morrison

News | 26 October 2023

Embattled municipality yet to pay thousands of workers’ salaries

Workers staged a sit-in at the Matjhabeng municipal headquarters in Welkom to demand that they be paid immediately

By Becker Semela

News | 26 October 2023

Any parent is entitled to four months parental leave, rules High Court

Sections of the Basic Conditions of Employment and the Unemployment Insurance Fund acts declared unconstitutional

By Tania Broughton

News | 26 October 2023

Richmond land occupiers given refuge in preschool

The eThekwini municipality repeatedly demolishes their shacks located near a river

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

Brief | 26 October 2023

Sand mining company appeals against refusal of water licence in Philippi

A campaign to preserve the horticultural area says the silica mine will impact food security and the Cape Flats Aquifer

By Liezl Human

News | 26 October 2023

Tears and joy as miners return to the surface after hostage drama

Police open kidnapping case after events at Gold One mine

By Shaun Smillie

News | 25 October 2023

Farmers put on alert as El Niño takes effect

The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead

By Jess Vujovic

Science | 25 October 2023

NPA under pressure to bring Lottery looters to court

R2-billion in grants under investigation, but only one looter in jail

By Raymond Joseph

News | 25 October 2023

Sewage still seeps through Kariega streets and the mayor is nowhere to be seen

Promises made in July have not been kept

By Thamsanqa Mbovane

News | 25 October 2023

Tension mounts at Springs mine as police mobilise

AMCU claims that miners are voluntarily protesting underground at Gold One but there are definitely people being held hostage

By Shaun Smillie

News | 24 October 2023

Microplastics are a danger to our health. Here’s how to reduce our exposure to them

Some well-intentioned initiatives make the situation worse

By Neil Thomas Stacey

Science | 24 October 2023

Children’s parks turned into rubbish dumps

Intimidation has prevented repairs to parks in Delft, Cape Town

By Chris Gilili

News | 24 October 2023

Government flats falling apart, say Wentworth residents

EThekwini municipality to assess buildings’ conditions next week

By Tsoanelo Sefoloko

News | 24 October 2023

Almost a third of Limpopo residents have no access to piped water

Human Rights Commission report slams failure of water supply in Limpopo

By Steve Kretzmann and Bernard Chiguvare

News | 23 October 2023

Here’s how the Western Cape can prepare better for weather like we had in September

Climate change may bring more variable weather but we can reduce the risk of disasters

By Peter Johnston

Science | 23 October 2023