Topic: Government

Public Works Minister: Telkom Towers police HQ a “monument to inefficient management”

A billion rand later, the department will either repurpose the complex or get rid of it

By Matthew Hirsch

Brief | 15 November 2024

Nelson Mandela Bay mayor targets immigrant-owned spaza shops

“These are politically motivated actions against us. There are many more pressing issues facing this city.”

By Thamsanqa Mbovane

Brief | 13 November 2024

Mamelodi residents struggle to claim UIF as labour office closed

The department says it shut the offices out of safety concerns in August after sporadic service delivery protests

By Warren Mabona

Brief | 4 November 2024

Ivaldo Macamo lost his leg when the George building collapsed. He is still waiting for compensation

Not one of the families we spoke to has received any payout

By Daniel Steyn

News | 30 October 2024

African Penguins now officially “critically endangered”

The bird is facing rapid population decline from competition with commercial fisheries and climate-mediated shifts in prey populations

By John Yeld

News | 29 October 2024

How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm

After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence

By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume

Feature | 16 October 2024

Government’s “headless chicken approach” to the billion-rand shoddy national police headquarters

The Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure conducted an oversight visit at the Telkom Towers complex on Thursday

By Ihsaan Haffejee

Brief | 11 October 2024

After six weeks UIF online system still down

COSATU has called on the labour minister to intervene

By Mary-Anne Gontsana

News | 4 October 2024

In photos: the Reclaim the City occupations

Open day at the old Woodstock Hospital and Helen Bowden Nurses Home in Cape Town

By Matthew Hirsch and Steve Kretzmann

Photo Essay | 2 October 2024

Only 20% of Public Works targets were met in 2022/23

The Auditor-General’s office on Wednesday told MPs that 107 projects were significantly delayed

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 19 September 2024

Are South Africa’s dams safe? Government does not know

A lack of qualified inspectors and low compliance with safety reports raises concerns in Parliament

By Sandiso Phaliso

News | 18 September 2024

Cutting of 2,400 teacher posts questioned in Western Cape Parliament

MEC for education David Maynier insists it is an “absolute last resort”

By Tori Newby

Brief | 12 September 2024

Mike Ngulube’s desperate search for his baby’s body

A year after the Marshalltown fire which killed Memory and her mother Joyce, the child’s body has not been returned to her father

By Kimberly Mutandiro

News | 6 September 2024

Government spokespersons should take their job seriously

They are well-paid public servants, but diligence is the exception

By GroundUp Editors

GroundView | 19 July 2024

Hold officials personally liable to strengthen our democracy

Accountability through the ballot box is not enough

By Thuto Gabaphethe and Thandeka Kathi

Opinion | 30 May 2024

Gauteng government rejects request for public-funding information

GroundUp asked for details of billions of rands in grants the Department of Social Development paid to non-profit organisations

By Raymond Joseph

News | 10 May 2024