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Domestos celebrates World Toilet Day by fostering lifelong hygiene habits among learners

Domestos celebrates World Toilet Day by fostering lifelong hygiene habits among learners

Domestos 27 Nov 2025

Apple faces new lawsuit over Congo conflict minerals

Maxwell Akalaare Adombila and David Lewis 27 Nov 2025

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Govt calls on South Africans to help end "societal scourge" of GBVF

26 Nov 2025

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Gen Z: The generation that calls everything out except ableism

Jessica Gbedemah 25 Nov 2025

The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority’s challenge to paying compensation to the Bobete community in Thaba-Tseka. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi / GroundUp

Court orders Lesotho dams authority to pay 600 villagers compensation

Sechaba Mokhethi 24 Nov 2025

Sassa expects to save more than R341-million in the next financial year after about 35,000 grants were ended after recent reviews. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Sassa expects to save R341m by tightening screenings

Marecia Damons 24 Nov 2025

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SA media plays vital role in ending female genital mutilation in Africa

24 Nov 2025

Women for Change's Unburiable Casket is woven in the traditional Zulu art style, with each purple bead representing a victim of GBVF in South Africa. Image credit: Women for Change

South African government declares GBVF a national disaster

21 Nov 2025

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Will global promises deliver local justice for Kya Sands?

Keith Elliott 21 Nov 2025

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COP30: Severe weather is natural, but the disasters that follow aren't

Yolandi Meyer 20 Nov 2025

The Western Cape High Court has overturned an eviction order against 78-year-old Noor-Banu Allie, a District Six pensioner. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Bid to evict District Six pensioner dismissed

Marecia Damons 19 Nov 2025

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RCS Violence Survey finds rise of tech-facilitated GBV in SA

19 Nov 2025

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Why children must shape Africa’s digital future

Refilwe Mokoena and Anzio Jacobs 18 Nov 2025

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South African boys are fighting an invisible battle with pride and pain

Jessica Gbedemah 17 Nov 2025

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