Civil Society
Activists call on government to declare TB a national health crisis
Though TB is preventable and treatable, more than 50,000 people died of it in South Africa in 2022
Brief | 20 March 2024
Ayanda Kota, who dedicated his life to fighting for the underdog, has died
Chair of the Unemployed People’s Movement was Makhanda’s most prominent activist
By Loyiso Dyongman and GroundUp Staff
Obituary | 23 February 2024
A Quiet Lion: A Tribute to land activist Moss Sekobane
He was a tireless worker for the rights of the vulnerable
Obituary | 29 January 2024
“Activist” ordered to remove defamatory social media posts
“Believing that one pursues a worthy cause in the public interest does not justify publishing false statements about another party”
Law | 19 October 2023
Government needs to innovate if it hopes to address the housing crisis
NGOs could play a vital role as intermediaries
Opinion | 30 August 2023
Former transport minister should be suspended says Parliament’s ethics committee
Joe Maswanganyi “failed to understand his role as the Minister of Transport”
By Liezl Human
News | 15 June 2023
Child protection services raise alarm on funding shortfalls
Funding for child protection programmes in the Western Cape has not kept pace with inflation
News | 31 May 2023
Bail conditions that restrict the right to protest are unjust
Nine activists were left in limbo for three years because of their bail conditions, says the writer
Opinion | 22 March 2023
Social Justice Coalition battling to stay afloat
No money for staff as funders suspend payments during investigation into fraud by former manager Xolani Klaas
Brief | 15 March 2023