The LRC legal team that successfully represented the Makhanda Circle of Unity, with the governing bodies of three Makhanda schools, in their case against the Eastern Cape Department of Education. From left: Daniel Linde, Michael Mbikiwa, Cecile van Schalkwyk and Claire Rankin. Photo: Gcina Ntsaluba The Eastern Cape Department of Education has conceded in court […]
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Workers at Tongaat Hulett protested outside the company’s offices north of Durban on Wednesday. They have been on strike since Monday demanding a 13% wage increase. Photo: Tsoanelo Sefoloko Tongaat Hulett workers protested outside the company’s offices north of Durban on Wednesday, demanding a 13% wage increase against the employers’ offer of 5.4%. They are […]
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The Hawks are hoping to recruit 315 investigators from within the SA Police Service. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks The country’s organised crime and corruption-busting units presented their latest investigation and conviction tallies to Parliament’s Standing Committee on Public Accounts. MPs were dismayed by the number of cases the National Prosecuting Authority declined to prosecute, and […]
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Life in Tulbagh has centred on the fruit canning factory for generations. Photos: Greg Dor For more than 70 years, life in the small Western Cape town of Tulbagh has centred on the fruit canning factory. The rhythm of the fruit seasons determined when people worked and earned, when shops were busy, and what food […]
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Hundreds of Ngcobo residents marched through the town last week, shutting down some schools, shops and businesses. Archive photo: Johnnie Isaac. Days of protests have ended in Ngcobo as residents welcomed the “precautionary suspension” of Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality municipal manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi. Last week, we reported that the Ngcobo Yethu Civic Organisation shut […]
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Many species of succulents at the Richtersveld Desert Botanical Garden are endangered due to poaching. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks Since 2018, about 2.5-million illegally harvested succulent plants have been seized by authorities in the Western Cape. But this probably accounts for less than one quarter of the numbers poached, CapeNature told the Western Cape provincial Parliament […]
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On Tuesday, hundreds of CPUT students marched to Parliament calling for MPs to intervene in the university’s finances, accommodation and management. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Thousands of Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) students have been given until Wednesday to vacate residences at campuses across the metro. This follows days of protests by students who want […]
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Sewage is spilling into the road at 122270 Street in Siyanda A near KwaMashu. Photos: Tsoanelo Sefoloko Streams of raw sewage from three overflowing manholes along the main road in Siyanda A near KwaMashu have started to form deep pools. Residents say this has been going on for at least four months and they have […]
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Kimon de Greef’s new book explores the consequences of the popularisation of a psychedelic toad. Author photo by Shaun Swingler South African journalist Kimon de Greef has written another great book, titled The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence. It follows his impressive debut Poacher: Confessions from […]
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The entrance to the Johannesburg Master’s Office in Marshall Street. Photos: Seth Thorne Complaints about the Johannesburg Master’s persist, six months after GroundUp last reported on problems at the office. Lawyers say the office is a “paper fortress” and that new digital systems are often offline. Officials are alleged to solicit bribes from lawyers trying […]
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