PHOTO ESSAY - When Wayne Wilke lost his job many years ago, his doctor recommended that he take a break. Heeding his doctor's advice, Wayne visited Princess Vlei in Retreat and started to fish.

The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) has slammed John Hlophe for intervening in a straightforward eviction case when he had been ...

Sinalo Kuse from Bolokondlela village near Cofimvaba in the Eastern Cape matriculated in 2021 but has never received her ...

I got married in another country many years ago. We are both South African citizens. When we returned to South Africa a few years later, we did not inform Home Affairs that we had gotten married. One ...

Many people who receive the grant need it urgently for basic needs. Nearly three weeks after they were supposed to be paid, a number of Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant beneficiaries who had ...

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My elderly relative is living in a frail care facility. The staff took her SASSA card to buy "extra things" not provided by the home, like snacks, etc. But they never provide receipts, even after I ...

A shortage of beds at Uitenhage Provincial Hospital in Kariega has meant some patients have to lie on the floor. GroundUp saw ...

It was in 2003, while photographing the devastating impacts of tik (crystal meth or methamphetamine) in Cape Town’s poor communities, that I first met Turner Adams. With an entire life etched into his ...

More than anything else, Paul Dawid Vogelsang wants his language to be heard on radio, taught and to be spoken. Vogelsang, who is 64, speaks Nama, an indigenous Khoekhoe language that has faced ...

This is a letter in response to Municipality fights editor’s victory. Title of your letter: At least 5 and no more than 55 characters. Text of your letter: Blank lines separate paragraphs. You can use ...