Mining Department Refuses West Coast Prospecting Bid
Government turned down Limpopo-based Nekwana Trading Enterprise’s application because of shortcomings in basic impact assessment
GroundUp
Simple games assist children learn to read
Even a cereal box can be a useful teaching tool
Victim of wrongful arrest gets R2.6-million from Minister of Police
Ntokozo Patrick Xulu spent 813 days behind bars
Three people die in shack fire in Joe Slovo Park
73 people left homeless by the blaze on Saturday night
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
Copper boom sparks conflict between mine and residents of Northern Cape town
We visited Concordia, where 29 people were arrested for protesting against a mine
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.
No identity document, no life
Home Affairs in court over profound damage caused by its practice of “blocking” IDs
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
GroundUp reporters win prestigious journalism award
Marecia Damons and Daniel Steyn win 2023 Nat Nakasa Award for Thabo Bester prison escape story
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
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
Social housing in Woodstock: City wins heritage hearing
Woodstock residents intend to appeal, saying they support social housing but some green space needed
Silicosis: the astonishing account of the driller from Lesotho
Family receives R340,000 payout after death of miner who suffered from silicosis
Hundreds queue in Cape Town city centre in hope of a job
Mostly young people stand in line for hours
Postbank board axed over unlawful contracts
Over 600,000 beneficiaries were affected by last week’s system failure, Ministers confirm
Officer testifies why he shot homeless man
“I believed they were going to injure me, take my gun and shoot me”
Here’s what caused the social grant payment “glitch”
Postbank’s legal dispute with “payment switch” software provider sheds light on ongoing technical troubles
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
Silicosis: 68-year-old mineworker gets compensation payout months before he dies
Q(h)ubeka Trust winds up after paying out R420-million in compensation following court settlement with employers
SA’s injury statistics are not accurate, experts warn
South African Medical Research Council says death notification form must be changed
Activists protest as huge oil and gas conference gets underway in Cape Town
“Gas and oil and nuclear don’t need to be in our energy mix”
Court grants Benoni company final interdict against EFF
Last year an armed group wearing EFF regalia blocked the entrance to Gas Giants after demanding it fire immigrant workers and pay protection money