Author name: Scott Balson

The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised serious concerns over South Africa’s worsening air pollution, declaring it a major public health crisis. This comes after a damning report by Greenpeace Africa and the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA), revealing that toxic air contributed to 42,000 premature deaths in 2023—including 1,300 children under five. A Silent Public Health […]

A teacher from Zamokuhle Junior Secondary School in Matatiele is due back in court later this month, charged with beating a 12-year-old learner with a hosepipe on 19 May. The learner’s mother said her child returned from school with dark bruises on his buttocks. She said she opened the case after the school failed to

The Department of Social Development is hard at work to ensure that there is basic income support for people between the ages of 18-59. This was revealed at the sitting of the Portfolio Committee on Social Development on Wednesday. This as the department presented its progress in the development of the Basic Income Support Policy.

A Zimbabwean national Colin Mhlanga, appeared in the Kimberley Magistrate’s Court today, facing three counts of murder, drunken driving, and contravention of the Immigration Act. The charges stem from an alleged hit-and-run incident involving a taxi transporting supporters of the Patriotic Alliance. Case Details Colin is accused of striking the taxi and fleeing the scene,

The Simunye Workers Forum (SWF) has lost its bid to register as an official trade union, preventing its 6,600 mainly casual worker members from access to formal representation in disputes. The Labour Court of Appeal ruled that the forum’s non-hierarchical approach with no permanent office bearers fails to comply with the union registration requirements of

In 2013, Zakes Mda and Archbishop Thabo Makgoba led a delegation of writers and activists to visit rural Eastern Cape schools. They were shocked to find crumbling, overcrowded classrooms. Twelve years later, little has changed, and the Eastern Cape Department of Education is ignoring our questions. GroundUp visited the schools in 2022, nine years after

Several non-profit organizations (NGOs), including children’s homes, rehabilitation centers, and shelters in Gauteng, are on the brink of closure due to delayed subsidy payments from the provincial government. This comes despite assurances from the Department of Social Development that payments are being processed. Payment Delays and Compliance Issues Social Development Head of Department (HOD) Bongani

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has dismissed concerns over Floyd Shivambu’s redeployment to Parliament, asserting that his party remains a formidable force in the legislative arena. Malema made the remarks while paying tribute to the late actor Presley Chweneyagae, who passed away last week at the age of 40. Speaking outside Chweneyagae’s home,

The family of Kim White is grieving and seeking justice following her alleged murder at the hands of her husband, Alexander Towne, during a domestic dispute in May. White, a South African national living in the United States, was reportedly in the process of leaving the marriage when the fatal incident occurred. Towne has since

Standerton, Mpumalanga – Police in Mpumalanga have intensified their search for suspects involved in the brutal killing of 20-year-old Buhlebenkosi Makhanda, whose body was found dumped near a graveyard in Standerton. Makhanda was reported missing on Saturday evening after leaving home with a male companion. Her lifeless body was discovered the following morning. Authorities believe she