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A lack of refuse removal services in Caledon’s Riemvasmaak informal settlement results in waste being dumped at the bottom of the hill on the bank of the Bath River. Riemvasmaak resident Anele Boyce said the dumping problem could be reduced if the municipality supplied bin bags and a skip. Photos: Steve Kretzmann

Circular Economy & Waste Management

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

Steve Kretzmann 17 Jun 2025

Source: Supplied. Robert Erasmus, managing director at Sanitech.

Infrastructure & Utilities

How in-home sanitation is revolutionising life in South Africa's informal settlements

Robert Erasmus 19 May 2025

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Shopfitting & Merchandising

Smartfill revolutionises food safety in informal markets amid alarming contamination crisis

Issued by DY/DX 9 May 2025

Entries for the PPRA and CSOS Member Awards extended for the Reside Awards 2025

Residential Property

Entries for the PPRA and CSOS Member Awards extended for the Reside Awards 2025

Issued by Catchwords 8 May 2025

Khayelitsha’s Kasi culture: How a township experience is reshaping Cape Town’s tourism

Tourism

Khayelitsha’s Kasi culture: How a township experience is reshaping Cape Town’s tourism

25 Apr 2025

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2025

Residential Property

Entries now open for the Reside Awards 2025

Issued by Catchwords 23 Apr 2025

Source: Supplied. Prof Nara Monkam, Chair in Municipal Finance at the African Tax Institute (ATI).

Infrastructure & Utilities

Empowering Africa’s cities: The case for fiscal autonomy and financial expertise

Nara Monkam 23 Apr 2025

Crèche owners march in Joburg demanding changes to by-laws

Primary & Secondary Education

Crèche owners march in Joburg demanding changes to by-laws

Silver Sibiya 16 Apr 2025

Source: Pexels.

Property Development

R750m budget change hits housing developments in three provinces

Daniel Steyn and Sandiso Phaliso 4 Apr 2025

Infrastructure & Utilities

History made as Cape Town reveals R39.7bn infrastructure investment plan

31 Mar 2025

Source: Supplied. Paul Jackson, CEO: TUHF.

Affordable & Social Housing

Why South Africa's housing policy could redefine economic inclusivity

11 Mar 2025

Property

Budget Speech delay raises hopes for South Africa's property revival

7 Mar 2025

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Education & Training

Changing systems to reduce obesity in SA

Issued by Association for Dietetics in South Africa 4 Mar 2025

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

Informal Retailing

Red tape or progress? How registration woes are impacting spaza shops

28 Feb 2025

Source: Photo by Derrick Sumpter Jr on Unsplash.

Healthcare

Nationwide crackdown: 200,000 spaza shops targeted in urgent health safety audit

Katja Hamilton 29 Nov 2024

Source: Pexels.

Healthcare

Ramaphosa makes child deaths under 12 notifiable following school poisoning crisis

Katja Hamilton 19 Nov 2024

Source: ArthurHidden via

Agriculture

Land reform can work: Prioritising rural economic development and inclusive change

Peter Setou 13 Nov 2024

Image source: Eranda Kumarapperuma –

Food, Water & Energy Security

City of Johannesburg to implement water restrictions

12 Nov 2024

Hot 102.7FM raises R27.5m for charity at annual Teddython fundraiser

ESG

Hot 102.7FM raises R27.5m for charity at annual Teddython fundraiser

Issued by HOT 102.7FM 6 Nov 2024

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

E-commerce

SA's township economy: where e-commerce meets opportunity and challenge

31 Oct 2024

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

Food, Water & Energy Security

Kenyan eco-entrepreneur tackles food waste with sustainable solutions

Issued by MultiChoice 28 Oct 2024

Public Health

Food poisoning crisis hits Gauteng's most vulnerable

Katja Hamilton 3 Sep 2024

At a meeting on 24 August, families of those who died in the Marshalltown fire, and survivors of the fire, decided to launch a class action suit against the City of Johannesburg. Photo: Kimberly Mutandiro/GroundUp

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Marshalltown fire survivors to launch class action against City of Johannesburg

Kimberly Mutandiro 26 Aug 2024

Source: Supplied.

Women's Health

Raising South African voices for menstrual health awareness

22 Aug 2024

The Gcuwa River at Butterworth has been contaminated by constant flows of raw sewage for eight years, and has become a dump site. Photo: Manqulo Nyakombi / GroundUp

Environment & Natural Resources

Eight years and counting - sewage spills into Butterworth river

Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik 13 Aug 2024

Vuyo Mazabane, Client Consultant, AfriGIS.

Facilities & Property Management

How GIS is transforming municipal property management

Vuyo Mazabane, Issued by AfriGIS 30 Jul 2024

Source: Residential Investment & Development Summit (Reside) chair and Sahara chief executive officer, Debbie Tagg.

Affordable & Social Housing

Southern African Home and Residential Alliance kicks off

23 Jul 2024

In 2021 GroundUp reported on streetlights in Kariega, under Nelson Mandela Bay, that had been off for years despite complaints by residents. Archive photo: Thamsanqa Mbovane / GroundUp

Criminal Law

SIU to investigate allegations of serious maladministration in Nelson Mandela Bay

Liezl Human 16 Jul 2024

SheBeen campaign reimagines women’s safety in taverns

Advertising

SheBeen campaign reimagines women’s safety in taverns

Issued by Joe Public 21 May 2024

Minister Mondli Gungubele delivered a South Africa technology history lesson in his Africa Tech Week keynote.

Technology

#ATW24: Minister Gungubele calls for connectivity and inclusion

Lindsey Schutters 17 May 2024

Infrastructure, Innovation & Technology

Kenya’s devastating floods expose decades of poor urban planning and bad land management

Sean Avery 6 May 2024

Mourners as seen at the Central Methodist Mission, at the memorial service in honour of the Marshalltown fire victims, in Johannesburg, South Africa, 8 September 2023. Reuters/Shiraaz Mohamed/File Photo

Public Liability & Personal Injury

Inquiry blames Joburg authorities for neglect leading to deadly building fire

Tim Cocks 6 May 2024

One of 16 local citizen scientists collects data from Mamelodi in Pretoria. The data collected from each site will help the City of Tshwane develop an effective plan to mitigate the effects of climate change. Photos: Jabulile Mbatha / GroundUp

Climate Change

Volunteers collect data to mitigate effects of global heating in Tshwane

Jabulile Mbatha 11 Mar 2024

The Limpopo Mirror is published in Louis Trichardt, a town in the north of South Africa’s Limpopo province. Photo: Anton van Zyl

Media

Google and Facebook are killing local news

Nathan Geffen and Anton van Zyl 8 Mar 2024

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals is seen in Washington, D.C., USA. Source: Reuters/Andrew Kelly

Technology

Unanimous ruling favours Big Tech in DRC child labour cobalt claim

Jonathan Stempel 6 Mar 2024

Source: Supplied. Olebogeng Manhe, chairman of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC).

Land Policy, Reform & Restitution

Transforming informal settlements with modern drainage solutions

Olebogeng Manhe 5 Mar 2024

Source: Postbank/Facebook.

Financial Services

Smart IDs: From government grants to payment cards? The deal that's raising eyebrows

Katja Hamilton 7 Feb 2024

#BizTrends2024: Navigating the evolving retailing landscape in SSA

Trends

#BizTrends2024: Navigating the evolving retailing landscape in SSA

Christele Chokossa 6 Feb 2024

Affordable & Social Housing

Housing project for 500 Dunoon families put on hold

Peter Luhanga 2 Feb 2024

Top payment trends for 2024

Fintech

Top payment trends for 2024

Issued by Ecentric Payment Systems 31 Jan 2024

Surgical Equipment & Products

The R500m KfW donation that spotlights Joe Phaahla

29 Jan 2024

Image source: Leon Swart –

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

4,000 families to receive houses in the Northern Cape

19 Jan 2024

Putting informal settlements on the map

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

Putting informal settlements on the map

Issued by The Social Employment Fund 24 Nov 2023

Inaugural Sanedi annual energy conference. Source: Supplied

Energy

South Africa’s collaborative approach to energy transition

22 Nov 2023

Source: Supplied.

Fintech

Payfast's inaugural 2023 report unveils SA's digital payment landscape

16 Nov 2023