Sister Zoliswa Gidi-Dyosi, a registered nurse and midwife, was the first person in the country to be vaccinated as part of the state’s programme
17 February 2021
Small Kommetjie community hoped to be left alone, but housing development planned on land
17 February 2021
“Place of Great Noise” lives up to its name
By John Yeld
11 February 2021
Covid-19, evictions, fires and an elephant: GroundUp’s photos of the year
22 December 2020
Nyameka Goniwe, widow of Matthew, died a week ago.
8 September 2020
Volunteers feed 250 pets from informal settlements every Saturday
3 September 2020
Young and old exercise daily to keep their spirits up during the pandemic
6 August 2020
This is an especially large occupation
24 July 2020
The City’s Disaster Risk Management says flood kits, sand and milling will be provided to affected informal settlements
By Peter Luhanga and Buziwe Nocuze
10 July 2020
The organisation needs donations to continue coming in
10 July 2020
The story of a city under Covid-19
30 June 2020
“It happens every day, uncle, every single day”
18 June 2020
The city has been hit by hail, lightning, thunder and heavy rain since Wednesday
By Ashraf Hendricks, Buziwe Nocuze and Lucas Nowicki
11 June 2020
Residents of Waterfront informal settlement want to move to Philippi Village property
Text by Tariro Washinyira. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
11 June 2020
“We’ve ensured that nobody goes without food”
8 May 2020
Despite last week’s court order, new shacks are being erected next to Empolweni and the City is tearing them down.
22 April 2020