Dunoon residents capitalise on thriving rental market

Residents in the overcrowded settlement are building apartments and adding storeys

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Photo Essay | 17 May 2017

Blind students terrorised by dog

College boarders allege headmaster’s dog has attacked them

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News | 17 May 2017

Living with an open sewer for 15 years

Residents in East London say election promises were made to fix the problem

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Brief | 17 May 2017

SASSA has two weeks to show plan to phase out service provider CPS

“CEO says everything is going to plan, but where is this plan?”

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News | 16 May 2017

Medics protest as KZN health care system collapses

“Management in the Department of Health is incompetent, especially at the hospital level”

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News | 16 May 2017

Panic buying and violent protests after power failure in Port Elizabeth

Residents thought municipality to blame

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News | 16 May 2017

What’s causing Cape Town’s water crisis?

Population growth, drought and climate change threaten the city’s water supply

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News | 16 May 2017

Protesters demand secret ballot for Zuma

Constitutional Court hears argument on how Parliament should vote

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Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

In photos: Cape Town’s water crisis

Perilous state of city’s water supply is starkly visible

Text by Trevor Bohatch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 15 May 2017

It’s our turn to benefit, say residents of Gugulethu informal settlement

Tambo Square families call for police protection amidst protests

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News | 15 May 2017

Frequently asked questions about social grants

Many people posted questions about social grants in the comments section of our "Everything you need to know about social grants" article. Based on these queries we have compiled a list of frequently asked questions and responses.

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Information | 15 May 2017

No garbage collected in Marikana for nine months

City says settlement is on private land and it cannot provide the service

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News | 15 May 2017

Woodstock families face eviction

Tenants accuse landlord of neglecting property

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News | 15 May 2017

One killed and over 20 homes destroyed in Samora Machel

“When I heard noise from neighbours it was too late to collect anything except my ID”

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Brief | 15 May 2017

Prison confiscates study materials of inmate legal eagle

This follows GroundUp’s story on how he took legal action on behalf of a prisoner with brain cancer

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News | 12 May 2017

Blocked toilets make life unbearable for Masiphumelele wetlands residents

“We want to see this fixed permanently so we can stay in a clean space where the children can play and people can access sanitation”

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Brief | 12 May 2017