Civil Society
New law proposed to stop SLAPP suits
The Centre for Applied Legal Studies and Right2Protest hope legislators will adopt it to protect journalists and activists
News | 12 June 2024
Gauteng government bungles allocation of billions for non-profit organisations
Funding decisions were centralised supposedly to prevent corruption but it has caused catastrophic delays and mistakes
By Daniel Steyn, Masego Mafata and Raymond Joseph
News | 28 May 2024
Activists celebrate seven years since High Court ruling against SA nuclear deal
Vigil at Parliament also marked exactly 38 years since Chernobyl Disaster
Brief | 26 April 2024
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