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2 days ago · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
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Jan 16, 2025 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
A week later, Cape Town fire victims still wait for relief
13 hours ago · Residents of Kosovo informal settlement in Samora Machel, Cape Town have been battling to put their lives back together since their homes were destroyed in a fire last week. More than 100 shacks were destroyed, leaving about 500 people destitute after losing all their belongings, including school ...
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Jan 16, 2025 · GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
Concern about City’s plan for Woodstock Hospital | GroundUp
17 hours ago · The City of Cape Town plans to sell the old Woodstock Hospital to a developer to build social housing. But more than 850 people living in the building are worried they will be evicted and not benefit from social housing. Many of the residents moved into the hospital after being evicted from their ...
Quick explainer: Inflation and how it affects you | GroundUp
1 day ago · The inflation rate measures the rise in the price of a basket of goods. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks. Stats SA announced on Wednesday that the inflation rate over the year to December 2024 was 3%, up from 2.9% for the year to November 2024. What does this …
City to decide on objections to six-storey Bo-Kaap hotel
1 day ago · The Auwal Mosque in Bo-Kaap, the oldest in South Africa, is next to the site for the development. Archive photo: Matthew Hirsch. The City of Cape Town is expected to make a decision on the future of a proposed six-storey hotel and restaurant in Bo-Kaap.
The photos that told our stories in 2024 | GroundUp
Dec 23, 2024 · As school holidays get underway, people play in the St James tidal pool in Cape Town.Photo: David Harrison. An aerial view of the abandoned mine in Stilfontein in the in North West Province where hundreds of zama zama miners were underground.Photo: Ihsaan Haffejee
GroundUp: News That Matters | GroundUp
GroundUp’s work is, first and foremost, informed by the South African Constitution, which gives people the rights to housing, education, health, safety, justice, food and dignity. Our articles show what these rights mean in daily life. We aim to ensure more people in South Africa have their ...
Cape Town not immune to Los Angeles type fire disaster
3 days ago · Fires in and around Los Angeles since 7 January have decimated the area and left at least 27 people dead and 15,000 structures destroyed. Cape Town also faces serious fire risks and experts say disaster could strike. Prevention and planning, such as removing fire-intensifying alien vegetation, are ...