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New border control plan could harm asylum seekers, say critics
The One-Stop Border Post Bill aims to speed up trade and travel, but critics say protection for immigrants is inadequate ...
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Rotten rat park gets rescued
Thandabantu Park once an informal dumping ground and sand mining site, is being redeveloped through a R650,000 investment by ...
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Railway line theft trial delayed by state witness’s illness
The criminal trial of former PRASA Western Cape regional manager Mthuthuzeli Swartz and businessman Nadir Mohiudeen has been ...
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“Where is our water?” protesters ask mayor
Thenjiwe Mchunu, mayor of uMzinyathi District Municipality, told the protestors that the water issue would be resolved in ...
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I was retrenched in November 2024. I was told my next UIF payout will be the last, but I should have enough credits for eight months.
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Home Affairs “lost” my spouse’s permanent residency application, now he is facing deportation. What can we do?
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We are struggling to pay school fees. The school has just handed us over to the sheriff's department. What can we do?
GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.