Economy
Campaign to disinvest in fossil fuels kicks off in Cape Town
City praised for its climate change policies
News | 10 May 2017
High bank charges force immigrants to send money home “hand-to-hand”
Billions of rands involved, says new Scalabrini Centre report
By Jan Cronje
Feature | 10 May 2017
Pretoria: Anti-Zuma protest in pictures
Demonstrations outside Union Buildings and National Treasury in support of axed Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan
Photo Essay | 31 March 2017
Hundreds outside Parliament call for Zuma to resign
Joining protests in Pretoria, following the President’s cabinet reshuffle, civil society and faith-based groups demonstrated in Cape Town
News | 31 March 2017
Zuma cabinet reshuffle: what people are saying
GroundUp asked members of the public what they think of the axing of the Minister of Finance
By Joseph Chirume, Ashraf Hendricks, Ashleigh Furlong and Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik
News | 31 March 2017
Immigrant finds her feet selling shoes
Melania sells second-hand footwear smuggled from Mozambique
By Ray Mwareya
News | 24 March 2017
Mthatha city centre closed by hawkers’ protest
Food sellers angry after stalls confiscated
Brief | 16 March 2017
Khayelitsha informal market without electricity for months
Traders say they hardly make a profit anymore
By Vincent Lali
News | 15 March 2017
R1k loan balloons to R13k in two years
Money lender now controls woman’s bank account, wages and children’s grants
News | 15 February 2017