2 days ago · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

22 hours ago · Residents from four informal settlements in Dutywa protested from 4am on Tuesday to demand housing. They blocked the busy N2 for two hours with burning tyres, rocks and rubbish. All shops in the town stayed closed. A delivery truck was looted. Police used rubber bullets. About 14 people were ...

5 hours ago · Decades of neglect, as well as damage to infrastructure from rains and road construction, have left villagers in Tshakhuma, in Vhembe, Limpopo, battling a water crisis. Residents say the water problem began around 2000. Tshakhuma’s water infrastructure includes a large dam, two functional ...

6 days ago · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

Jan 16, 2025 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

2 days ago · Over a hundred people from communities across the Johannesburg met at the Brixton Multipurpose Centre at the weekend to discuss problems plaguing the metro. Under the theme ‘Save Joburg’, the gathering was led by the Johannesburg Heritage Foundation. One-by-one residents complained about poor ...

6 days ago · One of the wetlands affected by the Helderfontein Estate development near Midrand. Photo supplied. Environmentalists argued that a 2021 lawsuit was a deliberate SLAPP (strategic litigation against public participation) action to discourage and silence them.

5 days ago · The Pretoria High Court has declared some Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant regulations unconstitutional. This included the online-only application requirement, the R624 monthly income threshold, and the grant’s value. Judge Leonard Twala ordered the government to progressively increase the ...

GroundUp’s work is, first and foremost, informed by the South African Constitution, which gives people the rights to housing, education, health, safety, justice, food and dignity. Our articles show what these rights mean in daily life. We aim to ensure more people in South Africa have their ...

Jan 15, 2025 · Matatiele Local Municipality spokesman Luncedo Walaza asked GroundUp to clarify that the contractor for Phase I completed the following: "• Site Establishment • Bulk Excavation (Cut) • Disposal of Spoil Material • Embankment Filling to Platform Level • Construction of Selected Layers of Platform • Constriction of Storm Water Drainage System • Construction of Manholes, Sub- Soil ...