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groundup.org.za > article > march-and-march-returns-to-durban-refugee-camp

About 200 March and March supporters return to refugee camp after violent clashes

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (423+ words) A week after violent clashes broke out outside a Durban refugee camp, about 200 March and March supporters returned to the site on Thursday. Some members of Operation Dudula also joined. Protesters gathered at King Dinuzulu Park before marching to the…...

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groundup.org.za > article > cosatu-shocked-by-exclusion-from-premier-foods-factory-closure-talks

COSATU shocked by exclusion from Premier Foods factory closure talks

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (574+ words) COSATU Western Cape says it is shocked by the Commission for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration ruling last week that the labour federation may no longer participate in talks over the proposed closure of Premier Foods’ fruit canning factory in Tulbagh....

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groundup.org.za > article > lesotho-mp-agrees-to-repay-m6-million-from-tender-corruption

Lesotho MP to repay R6-million in tender fraud case

2+ day, 20+ hour ago   (819+ words) A member of the Lesotho Parliament has agreed to repay M6-million (M1=R1) from an allegedly corrupt scheme involving the supply of fertilisers, seeds and pesticides to the Ministry of Agriculture, according to the country’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Offences (DCEO)....

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groundup.org.za > article > cape-town-killing-field-to-be-revamped-into-affordable-housing-site

Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (498+ words) The R7.6-million Seawinds park in Overcome Heights, Cape Town, which has been stripped and used by gangsters as a “killing field”, is to be turned into housing. “A year ago, we had a gang war here in Overcome Heights. People…...

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groundup.org.za > article > 300-zimbabweans-stuck-at-joburg-consulate

300 Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (729+ words) Simpiwe Ndlovu, a Zimbabwean woman from Esigodini, near Bulawayo, was in her flat in Hillbrow in mid-August when a group of men, supporters of March and March, barged in and ordered her to leave. She was seven months pregnant. She…...

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groundup.org.za > article > asylum-seekers-protest-in-gqeberha

Asylum seekers protest in Gqeberha

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (369+ words) About 400 asylum seekers demonstrated outside the refugee reception office in Gqeberha on Wednesday, demanding that such offices reopen across the country. They cited a Constitutional Court judgment in July 2026 that asylum seekers may not be deported if they are undocumented…...

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groundup.org.za > article > protesters-warn-they-will-make-philippi-ungovernable-until-our-demands-are-met

Protesters block Cape Town roads, demanding electricity

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (379+ words) Morning traffic was brought to a standstill in Philippi East on Wednesday when residents of Siyangena informal settlement blocked the corners of New Eisleben and Bristol roads with burning tyres. The residents are demanding electricity and services from the City…...

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groundup.org.za > article > pollution-from-sasols-secunda-plant-could-cause-1000-deaths-a-year-study-finds

Pollution from Sasol’s Secunda plant could cause 1,000 deaths a year, study finds

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (501+ words) Air pollution from Sasol’s Secunda plant could cause 1,000 deaths a year, a new study by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) has found. Based on the data reported by Sasol, the researchers simulated air pollutant concentrations…...

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groundup.org.za > article > how-south-africa-lost-control-farm-animal-diseases

The broken system behind our worst cattle epidemic

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (987+ words) Buffaloes are one of the main attractions in the Kruger National Park. They carry the foot and mouth disease virus but seldom get sick from it. Richard de Bufanos’s dairy farm is opposite Zonkizizwe township, south-east of Johannesburg. A state…...

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groundup.org.za > article > this-water-project-started-20-years-ago-but-these-eastern-cape-villagers-taps-are-still-dry

This water project started 20 years ago. But taps are still dry

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (719+ words) A water scheme that began 20 years ago to supply thousands of households near Mthatha, Eastern Cape, is still unfinished. Residents of villages around Ngqeleni say that over the decades they have seen at least four contractors come and go. The…...