South Africa | GroundUp

Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow

‘Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city

By Ihsaan Haffejee

Photo Essay | 26 May 2025

Africa Day march calls for an end to tyranny

Activists condemn dictatorships, xenophobia and genocide

By Kimberly Mutandiro

Brief | 26 May 2025

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist

By Steve Kretzmann

Feature | 26 May 2025

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels

By Joseph Bracken

Photo Essay | 26 May 2025

City says there’s no money for water and toilets for Mamelodi settlement

Residents say they have no choice but to illegally connect electricity and water

Text by Warren Mabona. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.

News | 24 May 2025

Dunoon residents threaten more protests over demolitions

They want the City of Cape Town to help resolve the housing crisis in the community

By Iva Fulepu

News | 23 May 2025

HIV activists urge Parliament to respond to PEPFAR cuts

Parliament told that many clinics have closed and people can’t access HIV medication

By Liezl Human

News | 23 May 2025

SIM card provider dodges law

uConnect issues free SIM cards without verifying identity or address, as required by RICA

By Veer Gosai and Joel Cedras

News | 23 May 2025

Limpopo residents have to use social grants to buy water

Ward 6 in Springs under the Molemole Municipality has not had running water for over ten years

By Bernard Chiguvare

Brief | 23 May 2025

Housing plans for Tafelberg site revealed

Western Cape Government plans combination of social, affordable and high-end housing units

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 22 May 2025

SIU cracks down on lottery corruption, but NPA missing in action

Findings were presented to SCOPA this week

By Raymond Joseph

News | 22 May 2025

Godongwana says PEPFAR services might be funded later in the year, as health department puts in new bid for emergency funding

This is despite Motsoaledi saying he’s never heard of emergency funding

By Jesse Copelyn

News | 22 May 2025

Villagers throw rubbish in rivers as municipality battles waste crisis

With no refuse removal services, illegal dumping is commonplace

By Thembi Siaga

Brief | 22 May 2025

Picket for jobs at Eskom offices in Joburg

Protesters from Mpumalanga demand local recruitment at power stations

By Silver Sibiya

Brief | 22 May 2025

Calls for safety at Gugulethu clinic

After two recent armed hijackings, staff and patients are demanding CCTV and heightened security

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 22 May 2025

Budget: Changes ahead for R370-a-month SRD grant

And National Treasury sets new conditions for other grants

By Marecia Damons

News | 21 May 2025