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WEB4 days ago · Interview: Western Cape Premier Alan Winde answers questions on social housing. Winde explains why R500-million meant for housing went unspent. GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
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WEB4 days ago · Joburg’s water woes are self-inflicted. The temporary shutdown of the supply from Lesotho is not the problem. Text by Sean Christie. Photos by David Southwood. GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
GroundUp's court cases | GroundUp
WEBAug 18, 2023 · The Ferreira family v GroundUp (case withdrawn) UPDATE ON 19 AUGUST 2022: The Ferreira family have withdrawn their court action. The case is over. In 2018, GroundUp wrote an article about a small protest by workers at Endulini Farms. Pieter Ferreira, who owns the farm, sent a complaint about the article to the Press Ombudsman.
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WEBPretoria township devastated by fire. 800 homes destroyed. GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
Johannesburg | GroundUp
WEBSep 30, 2024 · Unions and civic organisations gather at mining company’s head office. GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
People found chained at a private care centre | GroundUp
WEB2 days ago · Two people in the care of a private care centre in Roerfontein, outside Tzaneen were found chained by their hands and feet during a visit by the Limpopo MEC for Social Development Florence Radzilani this week. She led a delegation of officials to visit the privately run Vutlhari Old Age home and hospice …
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WEBJul 29, 2024 · Legal manoeuvres have stalled the case against former PRASA acting CEO Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Syed Mohiudeen. By Steve Kretzmann. Feature | 8 November 2023. 1 of 32. next. last. GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
Universal Basic Income Grant: who should run it? | GroundUp
WEBMay 8, 2024 · A UBIG is a payment made to all people to help them meet basic needs. A truly universal income grant is made unconditionally, granted to all without requiring any work, activity, or means tests. Ultimately, it is a payment by the state, irrespective of a person’s situation or status. The more common global practice is a basic income grant ...
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Thousands left homeless by storms and fires in the Cape
WEBApr 8, 2024 · At least 1,500 residents were left homeless after a fire gutted an informal settlement in Kayamandi, Stellenbosch. The Western Cape has been hit by gale-force winds and heavy rains since the weekend. A number of areas were also affected by fires, made worse by the high winds. The South African Weather Service had issued a …