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4 days ago · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
Instead of going to school, these children have to queue for water ...
2 hours ago · People in Komani, Eastern Cape, say they experience persistent water outages. As school opened this week, many learners did not attend as they were unable to bathe in the …
Protesters block N2 for hours at Grabouw | GroundUp
1 day ago · Residents of Khoisan settlement Knoflokskraal blocked the N2 in Grabouw with burning rubble in the early hours of Wednesday. About 80 people joined the protest at the …
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Dec 20, 2024 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
FNB closes bank accounts of dodgy lottery-funded “activist”
6 hours ago · First National Bank has closed the bank accounts of Tebogo Sithathu. Photo via Twitter (fair use) First National Bank has closed the bank accounts of self-proclaimed activist …
News | GroundUp
Dec 20, 2024 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
Makhubele decision shows the best and the worst of South Africa
1 day ago · The decision by the Judicial Conduct Tribunal against Judge Nana Makhubele marks a new chapter in a long story, one which highlights both the best and the worst of South Africa …
GroundUp: News That Matters | GroundUp
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 …
Corrections and updates | GroundUp
Nov 27, 2024 · In this quote: “Change in rivers typically occurs slowly, over hundreds of years, but in Johannesburg’s rivers we are now observing strange behaviour from a geomorphology and …
Village activists take Marikana mining company to court
May 1, 2024 · Two environmental activists in North West Province are taking on Tharisa Mines which they say is trying to gag them. Graphic: Lisa Nelson. Two activists in North West …