The Cape Flats’ suburbs are notoriously gang-ridden and face high youth unemployment. Murders on the Cape Flats make up 75% of all murders reported in the City of Cape Town district between January ...

Hundreds, possibly thousands of animals have died in fynbos fires in the past months, says rescue centre founder ...

Germany, the UK and Netherlands are, on the other hand, among the top ten export markets for South Africa. Their relations ...

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GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

None of Siyancuma municipality’s towns have landfills compliant with national legislation. Drinking water fails national ...

GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.

Parents are protesting daily outside Van Coller Primary School in Komani, Eastern Cape, stopping classes. They have vowed to ...

But it appears overcrowding is the main reason why children – both South Africans and immigrants – have not been placed ...

These police beat Juma Igiranieza, not suspected of any crime, with a bat and smothered him with a plastic bag. They were ...

Celempilo Mduli was shot dead by rangers while fishing at night. Five years later, his family is still seeking answers.

Commuters and street vendors in Durban are battling to access public toilets. Toilets at three sites — the bus rank and taxi ...