The broken system behind our worst cattle epidemic
The state neglected its duties and this led to foot and mouth disease spreading across the country
GroundUp
One year later, sewage is still running through these Cape Town streets
“We have seen people living in sewage, and that is not acceptable,” says Human Rights Commissioner after visit to Bloekombos and Wallacedene
Two years into her tenure, Gwarube faces a R140-billion school infrastructure crisis
Learners are moving from rural to urban areas
This water project started 20 years ago. But taps are still dry
Eastern Cape villagers say at least four contractors have worked on the Buthongweni Water Supply Scheme
Social workers left penniless by Gauteng government
“Social work is all about care, but nobody cares for us,” says SANCA Thusong employee
11 years, R6-billion later: Parliament must hold hearings on state capture at PRASA
A decade of letters, reports, submissions, protests, civil disobedience and court actions by #UniteBehind — it’s time for SCOPA to do its job
Informal settlements are here to stay. Let’s upgrade them
Upgrading informal settlements is a cheaper and more effective way to improve lives
Artists try to save Lovedale Press’s 200-year legacy
The printing house is battling to keep its doors open
Ngcobo taxi drivers meet government to resolve Intercape bus dispute
On Monday afternoon, scores of taxis formed a long convoy through the town near the municipal offices. They have been striking since 18 August.
Prisoners of poverty: unaffordable bail keeps thousands behind bars
Newly launched Bail Fund has assisted 154 people so far
Hundreds walk in silence for deaf awareness
People who can hear wore earplugs for the 5km route
Minister of Agriculture takes action against vaccine company boss
Board suspends acting CEO of Onderstepoort Biological Products over price of foot and mouth disease vaccine
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
CPUT’s chaotic second semester ends
EFF-led SRC made several allegations against CPUT management, which the university rejects
Auto workers suspend 11-week strike as talks continue
Workers at the Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation’s vehicle assembly plant near Gqeberha are expected to resume work next week
Pro-Palestine activists lose Cape Union Mart case
High Court stops Palestinian Solidarity Campaign members from calling Cape Union Mart complicit in genocide
SAFM apologises for Jacinta Ngobese-Zuma interview
The broadcast watchdog found SAFM breached its code by airing unverified claims about immigrants made by the March and March leader
Court victory for Western Cape’s donor-funded schools
SCA upholds laws allowing donor-funded and collaboration schools; judge dismisses SADTU’s objections as “plainly unsustainable”
Gauteng families live in a swamp of sewage
“We inhale the smell of our own faeces”
Cape Town murder stats: has the army made a difference?
There are seven murders a day on the Cape Flats
Cape Town Climate Week: protecting drought-proof farmland
Activists gathered at the Philippi Horticultural Area to discuss water and food security
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
Several injured after March and March raids refugee camp
Vigilante group’s “clean-up” targets displaced refugees in Durban
Observatory occupiers “at the mercy of the City and Gugulethu residents”
The high court has ordered Singabalapha residents to leave by 30 November