Words: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp Members of shack dweller movement Abahlali baseMjondolo, Cry of the Xcluded and the Socio-Economic Rights...
Michael Burry has a habit of seeing what others miss. The investor, immortalized by Christian Bale in The Big Short for his prescient bet against the 2008 housing...
A critical turning point for gender-based violence in South Africa Across townships, suburbs, and cities from Johannesburg to rural Eastern Cape, the conversation is unavoidable: gender-based...
Salih Hendricks arrived at the Diabetes Summit in Johannesburg ready to share his story. For over four decades, he has lived with type 1 diabetes. He...
South Africa Finally Declares GBV a National Disaster, But Will It Spark Real Change? A country on edge pushes government to act as women’s organisations, farmworkers,...
South Africa Finally Declares GBVF a National Disaster, But Women Ask: What Took So Long? South Africa has taken one of its most dramatic steps yet...
In a dramatic session that laid bare the deep and often hidden fractures within South Africa’s justice system, a senior police insider has painted a picture...
In the shadowy economy of illegal gold, cash is king. But it’s also the king’s downfall. This week, a Mpumalanga high court demonstrated that stark reality,...
In the high-stakes race for South Africa’s mobile users, a dramatic shift in the pack is unfolding. For years, the narrative was dominated by the big...
Some stories are told with pride. Others are whispered because the weight of them still clings to the skin. This one belongs to a South African...
For over ten years, their stories were tied up in a labyrinth of legal appeals and procedural delays. Five women, whose names we cannot speak, carried...
