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
Durban fire leaves 150 people homeless and one dead
One of two serious shack fires in city in 24 hours
Brief | 15 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
Amended law will improve transparency of political party funding
Parties have to publicly disclose their financial backers
Law | 15 June 2020
Motshekga taken to court for “backtracked” promise to reinstate feeding programme
In some households it’s a choice between buying food or the data needed to study online
Law | 14 June 2020
Residents clash with land occupiers in Uitenhage
Municipality says land is earmarked for beneficiaries of de-densification programme
News | 12 June 2020