Soweto Hiking Trail Reveals Township’s Hidden Nature
Resident Masike Lebele has created a unique tourist experience with trails through wetlands, streams and mine dumps
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Hundreds March in Pretoria in Protest Over Blocked IDs
Protesters say their identity documents are still blocked, despite a court judgment
Global Fund to Cut R1.4-Billion to SA
Global Fund is reducing funding to over 100 countries amidst shortfalls
Nurses Suspended After Video of Naked Patient Circulates on Social Media
Residents of Whittlesea in the Eastern Cape stage series of protests over treatment at hospital
What the SA Human Rights Commission Is Doing to Advance Queer Rights
SAHRC is involved in a number of initiatives including high-profile litigation
By-Law Enforcement Double Standards Fuel Growing Distrust Among Cape Town Residents
GOOD Statement by Suzette Little,GOOD Deputy Secretary-General & City of Cape Town Caucus Chairperson 01 July 2025 Communities across Cape Town are speaking out against what they describe as the City’s selective enforcement of municipal by-laws, accusing officials of prioritising media appearances over fair and consistent service delivery. Recent events have highlighted a troubling pattern […]
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Broken Lift Causes Wheelchair-Bound Councillors Injury
A Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) councillor with disabilities injured his back on Thursday when he, a helper and worker of the Rand West Local Municipality (Randfontein and Westonaria) fell down a set of stairs at the municipal offices in Randfontein. Charles Brough, who uses a wheelchair, has to be carried up the stairs to […]
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New Book Tells the Life of Veteran Activist Mandla Majola
The book was written by two professors from the United States
R10-Million Emergency Lottery Funding for Flood-Ravaged Eastern Cape
The money was approved swiftly using a new funding mechanism that replaced one that had been mired in corruption
Overcome Heights Residents Battered by Storm
Ward councillor says there’s a long-term plan to help the community
People With HIV Go Hungry as Gauteng Government Cuts Funds
Organisations say thousands of beneficiaries are no longer getting food parcels
Gauteng Children’s Organisations Protest Against Funding Cuts
Over 300 workers marched, demanding the reinstatement of psychosocial funding and the return of food parcel distribution
A Symbol of Tshwane Metro’s Mismanagement
The Tshwane Metro’s Department of Housing’s failure to properly oversee contracted water tankers is possibly costing taxpayers millions in squandered funds. Contractors get water from the Metro and then transport it to informal settlements, earning between R300 and R500 per hour. This brings the total annual cost, including water, to a staggering R300 million. There […]
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How Big Consulting Firms Are Cashing in on the Climate Crisis
Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies
Government Still Has No Plan to Replace US HIV Funding
A petition calls on the health department to release an emergency plan
Late Judgments Have Increased. Here’s What’s Being Done to Fix the Problem
The Chief Justice plans a full rollout of Court Online for civil matters by 2026 to reduce backlogs
Death in Mozambique: After US Funding Cuts, a Health System Crumbles
Part two: If Marco Rubio came here “we could show him the evidence” of deaths, says villager
We Demand Protection for Law Enforcers in Mpumalanga
The Freedom Front Plus (VF Plus) addressed an urgent letter to the Provincial Legislature expressing grave concern over the rising number of violent attacks and murders on police officers in the province. The tragic murder of Constable Khulani Shabangu (29) on 30 May 2025 in Lillydale (near Calcutta) underscores the urgency of the matter. Shabangu, […]
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Khayelitsha Residents Take over Sassa Meeting to Voice Grievances
“What solutions is the minister bringing?” Residents unimpressed by promised visit by Social Development Minister
Brainwashed by Plastic: What Needs to Be Done?
Episode four in GroundUp’s video series on microplastics
Call for Stellenbosch University to Take a Stand on Gaza
Other universities in South Africa have passed resolutions criticising the war
Environmental Concerns Over Dwarsriver Rehabilitation Works
GOOD Statement by Grechard Petersen,GOOD Stellenbosch Municipality Councillor 20 June 2025 The GOOD Party has formally raised concerns about recent river maintenance works conducted by the Stellenbosch Municipality in the Dwarsriver, Pniel. The works, which involved an excavator extracting stones and sand from the riverbed to construct a buffer wall, were reportedly aimed at stabilising […]
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South Africa Needs to Do More to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance, Warn Experts
This is a “pandemic which is wreaking havoc, is not being attended to properly and not being taken seriously enough”
These Are the Children the United States Left to Die
Part one: How the Trump Administration abandoned orphans with HIV