Economy
Mboweni receives workers’ demands ahead of budget speech
Minister of Finance addressed marchers outside Parliament
Brief | 20 February 2019
Load shedding is killing small businesses
“We are losing profits. Our clients are impatient and always in a hurry. They can’t wait for about two and a half hours.”
By Mary-Anne Gontsana, Thembela Ntongana and Tariro Washinyira
News | 15 February 2019
Court orders security company to pay R2.3 million to provident fund
“I just want to do the right thing”, wife of Proexec owner tells court
News | 13 February 2019
Mushroomville waste pickers avoid eviction, for now
“It’s not an easy life but I have to do it to support my family back home”
By Zoë Postman
Feature | 4 February 2019
Protestors demand R70 billion compensation for inventor of please call me service
Movement says it is making plans to shut down Vodacom service
By Zoë Postman and GroundUp Staff
News | 31 January 2019
Zimbabweans stock up in SA to beat inflation at home
But the cost of taking goods back rises over Christmas
News | 18 December 2018
Picket against new coal stations at energy summit
Coal-fired power plant plans are “dragging the country’s efforts to address climate change backwards”
Brief | 11 December 2018
69-year-old woman scrap collector sleeps by the roadside
Eastern Cape women spend weeks on the road collecting ferrous metals
Brief | 10 December 2018
Court ruling provides some relief for borrowers
Maximum interest rate on second loans reduced
By Ciaran Ryan
Law | 7 December 2018