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Blind SA went to the high courts in Pretoria and Pietermaritzburg to appoint curators for two special schools it says are failing to adequately provide for learners with disabilities. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

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ZEP holders have won another court victory against the Minister of Home Affairs, but their legal battle to stay in South Africa is far from over. Archive photo: Tariro Washinyira / GroundUp

New Zimbabwe permit court showdown looming

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Sinamuva Crèche has not received subsidy payments for two months. Photo: Joseph Bracken / GroundUp

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crèches

Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko 28 May 2025

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Applying for a protection order - what you need to know

Shan Radcliffe 26 May 2025

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Copyright amendments to be read into Act with immediate effect - ConCourt

9 May 2025

A waste picker in Johannesburg. Archive photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Evicted waste pickers must be allowed to earn a living, court rules

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 5 May 2025

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Western Cape schools admission policy challenged in court

Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti 24 Apr 2025

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GBV laws must be strengthened: President Ramaphosa

10 Apr 2025

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Gauteng High Court orders urgent action to address cancer treatment backlog in public hospitals

Tamsin Metelerkamp 7 Apr 2025

New pilot project will help detainees who cannot afford bail. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Coming soon: Fund to help people pay bail

18 Mar 2025

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SA presses forward for a just society

3 Mar 2025

The Tafelberg school site in 2016. Archive photo: Masixole Feni / GroundUp

Concourt judgment on Tafelberg could change future of social housing

Daniel Steyn and Matthew Hirsch 28 Feb 2025

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Public release of the NRSO: Educators to get first look

Shan Radcliffe 27 Feb 2025

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Sex offenders register to be made public: Implications for safety and justice

Brigitta Mangale and Thobeka Nomazizi Dhlamini 26 Feb 2025

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PoPIA v press freedom: SA court to decide on HIV disclosure case

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 6 Feb 2025

Regulations limiting the access to the R370-a-month Social Relief of Distress (SRD) grant have been found to be unconstitutional and invalid by the High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Explosive court ruling on SRD grant

Marecia Damons 24 Jan 2025

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Zimbabwe scraps the death penalty – tracking the path to abolition

Carolyn Hoyle and Parvais Jabbar 3 Jan 2025

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Revenge porn ruling highlights legal recourse for victims and repercussions for distributors

4 Dec 2024

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Are employers' responsibilities to act against GBV limited to the workplace?

Keshni Naicker, Amandla Makhongwana, and Angel Phakathi 25 Nov 2024

The Constitutional Court will hear two applications relating to copyright in South Africa that affect the rights of blind people. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

ConCourt showdown on copyright bill

Tania Broughton 23 Oct 2024

Socal grant applicants queue at the Eerste River Sassa office. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks / GroundUp

Rules for R370-a-month social grant to be challenged in court in October

Marecia Damons 3 Sep 2024

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Privacy breach: More details into WhatsApp's $220m fine in Nigeria

Ahmore Burger-Smidt 15 Aug 2024

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Cape Town's homeless eviction ruling: Struggle between rights and safety

Bukhobethu Matyeni 10 Jul 2024

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#YouthMonth: Continuing the progress for equality and inclusion - Bukhobethu Matyeni

Shan Radcliffe 28 Jun 2024

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New Section27 report: Climate change threatens child health and education

20 Jun 2024

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ZEP holders rights upheld by ConCourt, Motsoaledi's appeal dismissed

19 Jun 2024

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GBV, NPA Bills signed into law

27 May 2024

Members of non-profit organisations funded by the Gauteng Department of Social Development protested last week because of delays in funding allocations and subsidy payments. Photo: Masego Mafata / GroundUp

Court orders Gauteng government to pay non-profit organisations

Masego Mafata 24 May 2024