South Africa: Three Lessons in Activism From Mark Weinberg

Weinberg, a key figure in the Right2Know Campaign, died on 28 January 2025 Read more »

South Africa: No Money to Fix Broken Clinic, Says Health Department

Patients say no maintenance has been done on Colchester's health facility since 2020 Read more »

South Africa: Fresh Outcry Over Hotel Development Next to Historic Bo-Kaap Mosque

Developers say the "goalposts keep moving" Read more »

South Africa: Former Lotteries Executive Loses Court Bid to Access His Pension

Judge upholds ruling in favour of Special Investigating Unit Read more »

South Africa: West Coast Beaches Polluted By Oil Spill

Source of the oil not yet confirmed, but locals suspect the wreck of the MV Ultra Galaxy Read more »

South Africa: Media Must Avoid Careless References to Foreign Nationals When Reporting Crimes

A critical look at the recent press ombud ruling in Asylum Seeker, Refugee and Migrant Coalition v BloemNews Read more »

South Africa: 'All I Want Is a Job' Pleads Unemployed Doctor

Unemployed health graduates march in Pretoria, demanding urgent action from Treasury Read more »

South Africa: Afriforum Lobbied Trump About Land Expropriation. Now He Wants to Cut South Africa's Health Funding

President Donald Trump posted this on social media this morning: Read more »

South Africa: New Cape Town Crèche Is Being Built From Tyres

Goal50 in Heideveld will be made from 5,000 tyres and other recycled waste Read more »

South Africa: Children Walk Over an Hour and Wade Across a River to Get to Fort Beaufort School

The bridge to Oakdene Primary washed away about 15 years ago Read more »

South Africa: D-Day for Public Comment On Plans for Old Woodstock Hospital Site

Reclaim the City activists picket outside Civic Centre Read more »

South Africa: Western Cape Schools Feel the Squeeze After Cuts in Teacher Posts

Teachers and principals tell GroundUp how their schools are coping Read more »

South Africa: Former Lottery Boss Is Fighting to Keep the Proceeds of His Crime, Says SIU

Alfred Nevhutanda is trying to overturn a presidential proclamation that authorises the SIU to investigate corruption at the Lottery Read more »

South Africa: Affordable Housing to Be Built On Contested Sea Point Site, Says Provincial Government

Announcement by MEC Tertuis Simmers comes after a decade of battles Read more »

South Africa: Protest Outside Delft Community Health Centre After Baby's Death

The health department says the centre cannot treat patients who need specialist care and the child was referred to Tygerberg Hospital Read more »

South Africa: Tense Standoff Between Police and Kliptown Tenants

City Power officials chased away by angry group Read more »

South Africa: Limpopo Villagers Protest Over 'One-Nurse Clinic'

The department has now temporarily closed Valdezia clinic Read more »

South Africa: Vhembe's Farmers Suffer As Roads Deteriorate

Farmers say their livelihoods are threatened by poor road maintenance Read more »

South Africa: Missing Pumps, Broken Pipes - Limpopo Villagers' Constant Fight for Water

Tshakhuma families used their own money to connect to the water supply, but it's still not working Read more »

South Africa: Top KZN Official Could Face Criminal Charges After Tenders Probe

Provincial supply chain management director Musa Zondi was fired earlier this month Read more »

South Africa: Landfill Site Meant to Serve Mthatha Villagers Left to Vandals

R32-million was spent and the site was supposed to give the community a considerable rental income Read more »

South Africa: Villagers Block Roads in Northern Kwazulu-Natal

Silonjane villagers say they've been sidelined Read more »

South Africa: Housing Protest Closes N2 in Eastern Cape

Residents from Dutywa informal settlements dating back to the 1990s demand services and houses Read more »

South Africa: Lottery Bosses Turned to State Security Agency to Investigate Leaks

But things didn't go the way they wanted Read more »

South Africa: Night Studies Pay Off for Dunoon Matriculant

Sange Dastile studied in the early morning in the one-room house he shares with his mother and brother. Now he's off to Stellenbosch University to study medicine. Read more »