September 04
South Africa: Gauteng Families Live in a Swamp of Sewage
"We inhale the smell of our own faeces" Read more »
September 03
South Africa: Several Injured After March and March Raids Refugee Camp
Vigilante group's "clean-up" targets displaced refugees in Durban Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Climate Week - Protecting Drought-Proof Farmland
Activists gathered at the Philippi Horticultural Area to discuss water and food security Read more »
South Africa: Sharpeville Massacre Survivors Seek Compensation
Survivors and families of those killed in 1960 are challenging an apartheid-era law that prevents them from being compensated by the state Read more »
South Africa: After Ten Years and R15-Million, This Municipal Swimming Pool Is a Hole in the Ground
Construction of the R80-million facility in Ohlange, eThekwini, started in 2016 Read more »
South Africa: Observatory Occupiers 'At the Mercy of the City and Gugulethu Residents'
The high court has ordered Singabalapha residents to leave by 30 November Read more »
South Africa: Joburg Mom's R2.6-Million Water Bill Reversed After Public Protector Steps in
JoburgCAN warns of a much deeper billing crisis in the metro Read more »
September 02
South Africa: Immigrants Stuck in Cape Jails Since June
SAPS rejects allegations of indiscriminate arrests and unlawful treatment Read more »
South Africa: Roodepoort Families Find Strangers Living in Their Subsidised Flats
Margaret Verland was allocated a flat in 2018. She is still in a shack. Read more »
South Africa: How Foot and Mouth Disease Ran Amok
Farmers saw it coming but they couldn't prevent it Read more »
September 01
South Africa: Climate Week Kicks Off With a Train Trip From Cape Town to Khayelitsha
Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects different communities Read more »
South Africa: Premier Foods Factory Closure - Talks Break Down
CCMA to rule on union representation Read more »
South Africa: Elections 2026 - Blunders in Mangaung Are Poisoning Free State Water
While the municipality loses billions, sewage flows into rivers and residents struggle for water Read more »
South Africa: Durban Train Usage Down 41 Percent in One Year
GroundUp rode a near-empty train past mounds of uncollected rubbish Read more »
August 31
South Africa: Labour Department Accused of Shielding Sweatshops
The clothing bargaining council says a government pilot project is being used to keep inspectors out Read more »
South Africa: SA Company Sues Lesotho Tunnel Builder for M165-Million
Esor says a signed letter created a binding contract. But the tunnel joint venture says there was no deal. Read more »
South Africa: Flood Victims Return to Damaged Homes
Nineteen of 21 families relocated after January floods in Tshakhuma, Limpopo, say the temporary emergency accommodation made their lives impossible Read more »
South Africa: Immigrant Families Live in Fear in This Joburg Community
Residents of Bertrams are bracing themselves for March and March protests on 30 September Read more »
South Africa: Cape Town Desalination Plans Delayed While Water Demand Soars
Latest Water Outlook reveals City's plan for 300-million extra litres a day has slipped to 2036 Read more »
August 28
South Africa: Fruit Worker Strike Ends
NUFAS has accepted Betko's existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union's membership remains unresolved Read more »
South Africa: Almost Every South Africa Home Now Has a Cellphone
But 740,000 households still have no phone Read more »
South Africa: March and March 'Aftershock' Floods Joburg Court in Asylum Cases
Judge orders Home Affairs to process asylum seekers at Lindela after deportation cases swamp court Read more »
August 27
South Africa: Government to Evict People From 166 Occupied Properties
Department of Public Works wants to "turn the tide" on unlawful occupations Read more »
August 26
South Africa: In This Town, Old Women Have to Relieve Themselves in a Field
Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997 Read more »
South Africa: Joburg's Dirtiest River May Lose Its Only Champion
Environmental organisation KlipSA faces closure Read more »
GroundUp (Cape Town)
A community journalist project reporting from South Africa's townships, mostly on health.
Website: http://www.groundup.org.za
