GroundUp
Failing Water Systems Will Cost R400-Billion to Fix, Says Minister
73% of water authorities in South Africa have “poor” or “critical” water systems
How Informal Businesses Are Reduced to Rubble
The rules make it almost impossible to run an informal business legally
Families Wait for Houses, Two Months After Floods
Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November
Elderly Komani Residents Protest Over Electricity
Mayor says their electricity meters will be blocked until they settle their debt
Children Need Help After KZN Storm
Municipality lacks funds to rebuild homes of displaced families
Fired Lottery Employee’s Pension Frozen by Special Tribunal
Former NLC KwaZulu-Natal client liaison officer Sibonelo Vilakazi used his position to obtain tens of millions of rands for himself and his wife
Workers Protest for Beefed up Security at Depot
Union says a spate of break-ins and theft at Cuyler depot in Kariega have cost of over R5-million
State Attorney Calls for a New Road Accident Fund Tribunal
Courts are clogged with thousands of RAF cases
Anti-immigrant Protests Erupt at Durban School
Education department rejects claims that immigrants are given preference
Health Inspectors Locked in Coldroom
Lesotho store managers accused of locking up officials who found rotten meat
Professor Faces Corruption and Fraud Charges
National University of Lesotho professor Mosotho George secured M129,000 in public funding for a company he owned
Rescuers Search for Two People Swept Away in Limpopo Floods
Villages cut off by roads and bridges damaged by rainfall
Over 600 People Left Homeless by Masiphumelele Fire
Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims
Ethics Company Told to Pay back Lottery Money
ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article
Trains Will Be Back on This Joburg Line Soon
Trains on the Vereeniging line stopped running during the covid lockdown
Philippi East Massacre: Cops Contradict Each Other on Arrests
Suspects appear to have been taken in for questioning, but not arrested
Fire Destroys Shacks in Khayelitsha
Dozens of families affected
“Ethics” company applied to gag GroundUp
ProEthics filed an urgent court case to stop GroundUp reporting on its questionable R28-million procurement with the National Lotteries Commission
Komani School Where Learners Use Playground as a Loo
Toilets are being repaired at Van Coller primary after parents shut down the school last week
The Generator Broke, Leaving This Village Without Water — 17 Years Ago
Residents who can’t afford to buy water have to get it from a faraway river
Families Take Refuge in Churches After Floods
More than 40 families displaced since 14 January
“Girls on Bikes” Make Cycling Joyful and Safe in Johannesburg
“For me it’s not even about the fitness, it’s more the social aspect: getting to meet people and form friendships.”