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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 morning or had to go to queue for water for their families. Water outages started in September last year and now last for weeks ...
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 High Rising road turnoff, according to Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk. Traffic was delayed for several hours ...
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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”
5 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 Tebogo Sithathu, who is under investigation by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) for a series of dodgy multimillion-rand grants.
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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 as it emerges from the shadow of state capture. The tribunal, chaired by retired KwaZulu-Natal Judge President Achmat ...
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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 show what these rights mean in daily life. We aim to ensure more people in South Africa have their ...
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 a hydrology point of view, linked to higher flow rates in the last several decades.” "several decades" originally read as "30 years".
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 Province are taking on a Marikana mining company which they say wants to gag them through a …