September 20, 2023
South Africa: Taxis Bring Traffic On Busy Umhlanga Road to a Standstill
To restore calm to the area, authorities agreed to temporarily allow taxis to park near Ocean Mall Read more »
South Africa: RICA Bill Misses the Chance for Real Reform
As Concourt deadline approaches, there are still too many loopholes in the law that allow privacy rights to be infringed Read more »
South Africa: Family Demands Answers After Teen's Body Disappears From State Morgue
Department and police fail to answer questions because they are still investigating three years later Read more »
September 19, 2023
South Africa: Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise's application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment Read more »
South Africa: Simple Games Help Children Learn to Read
Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool Read more »
South Africa: Victim of Wrongful Arrest Gets R2.6-Million From Minister of Police
Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars Read more »
South Africa: Three People Die in Shack Fire in Joe Slovo Park
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night Read more »
September 18, 2023
South Africa: Call for Johannesburg to Turn 'Dark Buildings' Into Decent Housing for Poor People
Housing collective plans march in city next month to demand housing for the poor Read more »
South Africa: Copper Boom Sparks Conflict Between Mine and Residents of Small Town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine Read more »
South Africa: CPUT Agrees to Increase Payment to Private Residence After Students Locked Out
This is despite the owner of 210 Long Street not meeting all NSFAS requirements of a fully accredited accommodation. Read more »
South Africa: Home Affairs Taken to Court Over Blocked IDs
Home Affairs in court over profound damage caused by its practice of "blocking" IDs Read more »
South Africa: Makhanda Households Fed Up With Living in a Sewage Nightmare
Residents of Hooggenoeg and Scotts Farm say the sewer system has been dysfunctional for over a decade Read more »
September 17, 2023
South Africa: GroundUp Reporters Win Prestigious Journalism Award
Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn win 2023 Nat Nakasa Award for Thabo Bester prison escape story Read more »
September 15, 2023
South Africa: Hamba Kahle Mkhuseli Sizani
29 March 1981 to 12 September 2023 Read more »
South Africa: Lottery Official's Bank Accounts Frozen Because of Suspicious Payments
R32-million paid by hundreds of grassroots organisations into accounts of KZN NLC official and his wife Read more »
South Africa: Families Displaced By World Cup Occupy RDP Houses in Durban
Fed up Isipingo transit camp residents say they are the rightful beneficiaries of houses in Kanku Road Read more »
South Africa: Social Housing in Woodstock - City Wins Heritage Hearing
Woodstock residents intend to appeal, saying they support social housing but some green space needed Read more »
Southern Africa: Silicosis - The Astonishing Story of the Driller From Lesotho
Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis Read more »
September 14, 2023
South Africa: Postbank Board Axed Over Unlawful Contracts
Over 600,000 beneficiaries were affected by last week's system failure, Ministers confirm Read more »
South Africa: Here's What Caused the Social Grant Payment 'Glitch'
Postbank's legal dispute with "payment switch" software provider sheds light on ongoing technical troubles Read more »
South Africa: Officer Testifies Why He Shot Homeless Man
"I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me" Read more »
South Africa: Hundreds Queue in Cape Town City Centre in Hope of a Job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours Read more »
South Africa: Silicosis - Diagnosing the Disease Beyond the Grave
Q(h)ubeka Trust finds way to pay out widow of miner in spite of lack of medical records Read more »
September 13, 2023
South Africa: Court Grants Benoni Company Final Interdict Against Poltiical Party
Last year an armed group wearing EFF regalia blocked the entrance to Gas Giants after demanding it fire immigrant workers and pay protection money Read more »
South Africa: Durban Vendors Say They Pay Their Fees but the Municipality Ignores Them
Lights at the Berea bus rank where they trade have been broken for five years Read more »