News

Summary image for article

Former street kid steps onto the global surfing stage

Capetonian Paul Sampson has battled seemingly insurmountable odds to compete with the best in the world

By

News | 11 April 2024

Summary image for article

Ingonyama Trust finances are not transparent, says report

UCT land research centre says the trust is not compliant with legislation

By

News | 11 April 2024

Summary image for article

131 schools in Nelson Mandela Bay robbed, mostly at gunpoint, in five months

Many teachers are afraid to report for duty

By

News | 11 April 2024

Summary image for article

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about Israel, Russia and the DRC

We sent questions questions on foreign policy to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

By

News | 10 April 2024

Summary image for article

Abandoned by government, Limpopo villagers plan to sink their own borehole

Only one public borehole is working for 11 villages in Nthabalala

By

News | 10 April 2024

Summary image for article

I’m a monster killer, Philippi extortionist tells GroundUp

A member of a criminal syndicate explains how they operate

By

News | 10 April 2024

Summary image for article

Wheelchair users demand better access to transport

We spend R600 out of our R2,180 grant on transport, say disability activists

By

News | 9 April 2024

Summary image for article

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about the courts

We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

By

News | 9 April 2024

Summary image for article

Traditional leaders fight to keep SASSA cash pay points open

But SASSA says it’s too late

By

News | 9 April 2024

Summary image for article

28-year-old arrested after devastating Fish Hoek fire

Man found in vicinity of fire to be charged with arson, say police

By

News | 8 April 2024

Summary image for article

Elections 2024: What the major political parties say about sex work

We sent questions to the ANC, DA, EFF, IFP, FF Plus, ActionSA, PA, MK Party and RISE Mzansi

By

News | 8 April 2024

Summary image for article

Tribunal blocks former Lottery boss from selling farm bought with grant money

Order names about 20 people and companies linked to National Lotteries Commission dodgy deals

By

News | 6 April 2024

Summary image for article

How the Lottery paid R1.7-million for a flash mob that never happened

MSG, owner of Power FM, channelled the money for the National Lotteries Commission

By and

News | 5 April 2024

Summary image for article

Disabled learners turned away from school

Renovations at Mthatha school, closed last year after parents complained of poor conditions, have still not been completed

By

News | 5 April 2024

Summary image for article

Funding crisis shuts down children’s centres in Gauteng

Social development department’s funding adjudications have been finalised, but for many organisations it is too late

By and

News | 4 April 2024

Summary image for article

Criminal complaint lodged against Benjamin Rattle, a South African serving in the Israeli military

Rattle’s social media posts appear to show him standing in front of destroyed buildings and rubble in Gaza

By and

News | 4 April 2024