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Groundup

Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township
Crime
/ 7 August 2024

Gang threats lead to school absenteeism and business closures in Cape township

A letter, apparently written by gangsters in Philippi, warns they will kill Somalis if extortion fees are paid to their rivals

By Sandiso Phaliso
Man behind failed Soweto sports centre has fingers in several lottery pies
National
/ 19 June 2023

Man behind failed Soweto sports centre has fingers in several lottery pies

Petrus Sedibe is linked to nonprofit organisations that applied for funding totalling more than R12.6 million

By Raymond Joseph and Masego Mafata
Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose
National
/ 13 April 2023

Thabo Bester: The bizarre facts behind a jailbird let loose

Evidence suggests that the burnt body found in Bester’s cell was smuggled in via a TV cabinet

By Eunice Masson
Prisons, profits and privatisation’s perils
Opinion
/ 4 April 2023

Prisons, profits and privatisation’s perils

We are bound to run into trouble when the private sector is given free rein to determine who is deserving of being treated as human and who is not

By Sarah Smit
Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail
National
/ 1 April 2023

Thabo Bester escape a fraction of the rot at G4S-run private jail

However, abuse and torture at the prison have improved, the Judicial Inspectorate for Correctional Services says

By Eunice Masson
Numsa’s Irvin Jim claims media takedown campaign
National
/ 28 July 2022

Numsa’s Irvin Jim claims media takedown campaign

The metalworkers union leader has alleged that NGOs want to capture the union, using media outlets

By Sarah Smit
No easy fix to SA media money crisis
Business
/ 19 July 2022

No easy fix to SA media money crisis

The closure of the New Frame, which sought to chase quality over clicks, is a cautionary tale of the pitfalls of donor funding

By Sarah Smit
How lottery execs received dubious payments through a private company
Business
/ 22 January 2021

How lottery execs received dubious payments through a private company

The National Lottery Commission is being investigated by the SIU for alleged corruption and maladministration, including suspicious payments made to senior NLC employees between 2016 and 2017

By Tshegofatso Mathe
​Our kids may still save us
Article
/ 13 December 2019

​Our kids may still save us

The youth are demanding that more action is taken on the climate crisis – it’s their future that’s at stake

By Derek Davey
Letters to the Editor: November 9 to 15
Article
/ 8 November 2018

Letters to the Editor: November 9 to 15

Our readers write in about Yemeni children, the integrity commission, and the M&G’s brief error

By Letters
De Lille calls for forensic probe of Foreshore auction
Article
/ 30 September 2018

De Lille calls for forensic probe of Foreshore auction

The auction took place in September 2016 — and questions about the integrity of the process have since arisen in various media reports

By Agency
Urban pig co-operative needs land to stay in business
Article
/ 13 September 2017

Urban pig co-operative needs land to stay in business

15 Port Elizabeth residents are farming, but they want to keep their piglets safe from traffic and dirty water.

By Staff Reporter
The fate of Cape’s evicted
Article
/ 8 September 2017

The fate of Cape’s evicted

Residents of Wolwerivier, home to many of Cape Town’s evicted and homeless people, say they are not being consulted on the city’s plans for the area

By Maxwell Roeland
Through the looking glass
Article
/ 8 September 2017

Through the looking glass

The slow pace of the Ernest Cole award’s inclusivity may have marred its image.

By Kwanele Sosibo

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