# gang violence (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover gang violence. Page: Feed: --- ## [Rural community wins court battle for access road](https://groundup.org.za/article/rural-community-wins-court-battle-for-access-road/) _2026-08-27 · Tania Broughton · GroundUp News_ Ehesini’s impassable road in the Eastern Cape cut off villagers, left children struggling to access schools and ambulances unable to reach villages ## [Soweto housing fraud case back in court](https://groundup.org.za/article/fraud-accused-soweto-housing-office-staffer-has-her-day-in-court/) _2026-08-27 · Seth Thorne · GroundUp News_ “They can postpone as much as they like, we will get justice,” says housing scam victim ## [Gap in Cape Town’s janitor contracts leaves communities living in filth](https://groundup.org.za/article/Gap-in-EPWP-contracts-leave-communities-covered-litter-and-dirty-toilets/) _2026-08-27 · Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff · GroundUp News_ The municipality says it will appoint new janitors in September ## [Government to evict people from 166 occupied properties](https://groundup.org.za/article/government-moves-to-evict-people-from-166-occupied-properties/) _2026-08-27 · Liezl Human · GroundUp News_ Department of Public Works wants to “turn the tide” on unlawful occupations ## [Hitman’s lawyer sentenced for delaying trial](https://groundup.org.za/article/hitman-lawyer-found-in-contempt-of-court-for-delaying-trial/) _2026-08-26 · Tania Broughton · GroundUp News_ The judge found Sithembiso Nkatha avoided court, delaying a mass murder trial from July 2025 to October 2026 ## [Fruit workers strike over union recognition](https://groundup.org.za/article/fruit-workers-strike-over-union-recognition/) _2026-08-26 · Greg Dor · GroundUp News_ Dispute over numbers at Villiersdorp company ## [Joburg’s dirtiest river may lose its only champion](https://groundup.org.za/article/johannesburgs-klip-river-could-lose-its-only-champion/) _2026-08-26 · Sean Christie · GroundUp News_ Environmental organisation KlipSA faces closure ## [In this town, old women have to relieve themselves in a field](https://groundup.org.za/article/in-this-town-old-women-have-to-relieve-themselves-in-a-field/) _2026-08-26 · Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik · GroundUp News_ Some families have been living in Aloe-T informal settlement in Komani, Eastern Cape, since 1997 ## [\Judges grill Treasury on SRD grant\\\](https://groundup.org.za/article/expanding-the-srd-grant-could-cost-r139-billion-a-year-national-treasury-says/) _2026-08-25 · Marecia Damons · GroundUp News_ SCA judge questions whether “people without the means to even buy a cellphone” should have to apply online ## [R233-million spent on buses for fleeing immigrants](https://groundup.org.za/article/r233-million-spent-on-buses-for-fleeing-immigrants/) _2026-08-25 · Liezl Human · GroundUp News_ About 100,000 people have left South Africa since June ## [Real SIMs for AI Agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bOAfiaVjoXQ1) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Pass 2FA and verifications with real carrier numbers via our API. ## [Parents close Cape Town school for three days because of sewage leak](https://groundup.org.za/article/parents-close-cape-town-school-for-three-days-because-of-sewage-leak/) _2026-08-25 · Vincent Lali · GroundUp News_ Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday ## [Readers’ donations get church band going again](https://groundup.org.za/article/tooting-their-horns-donations-help-philippi-church-brass-band-resume-rehearsals/) _2026-08-25 · Emihle Ngwane · GroundUp News_ Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap ## [Fired for being foreign: how employers gave in to March and March threats](https://groundup.org.za/article/immigrant-workers-treated-as-less-than-human/) _2026-08-25 · Seth Thorne · GroundUp News_ The Casual Workers Advice Office has recorded a sharp rise in reports of xenophobic labour practices in Gauteng ## [University official must pay back R18m after taking student housing bribes](https://groundup.org.za/article/senior-university-official-must-pay-r18-million-for-student-accommodation-corruption/) _2026-08-24 · Tania Broughton · GroundUp News_ Labour Court finds Andries Helani accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers ## [Lesotho, SA courts freeze assets in M700m clothing industry fraud case](https://groundup.org.za/article/lesotho-sa-courts-freeze-illicit-assets/) _2026-08-24 · Sechaba Mokhethi · GroundUp News_ Appeals have delayed the implementation of two forfeiture judgments handed down in May ## [World’s largest research funder lifts ban on South Africa](https://groundup.org.za/article/worlds-largest-research-funder-lifts-ban-on-south-africa/) _2026-08-24 · Liezl Human · GroundUp News_ Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding ## [In photos: Artists’ stories of heritage and migration](https://groundup.org.za/article/in-photos-artists-tell-stories-of-heritage-work-and-politics-using-various-materials/) _2026-08-24 · Brenton Geach · GroundUp News_ Matereality V2 opens at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Monday ## [Justice minister refers R415-million IT contract to SIU and Hawks](https://groundup.org.za/article/justice-minister-calls-for-probe-into-masters-offices-r415-million-digitisation-project/) _2026-08-21 · Seth Thorne · GroundUp News_ Minister Kubayi witnessed system failures during an unannounced visit to the Pretoria Master’s office ## [28 years later, thousands of land claims are still outstanding](https://groundup.org.za/article/28-years-later-thousands-land-claims-still-outstanding/) _2026-08-21 · Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff. · GroundUp News_ It could take another 15 years to settle outstanding claims lodged by 1998 ## [Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit](https://groundup.org.za/article/former-st-lukes-hospice-inpatient-staff-raise-alarm-on-impact-of-the-units-closure/) _2026-08-21 · Marecia Damons · GroundUp News_ While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution ## [Non-Custodial Crypto Gateway (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yXv5eZflFsOA) _2026-08-21 · **Sponsored**_ Accept multi-chain crypto, automated fee handling, and trustless escrow with real-time settlement. ## [We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers](https://groundup.org.za/article/transnet-land-occupiers-appeal-eviction-order/) _2026-08-20 · Matthew Hirsch · GroundUp News_ Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September ## [How much did judges really spend on their Durban conference?](https://groundup.org.za/article/unanswered-questions-about-costs-of-judges-conference/) _2026-08-20 · Nathan Geffen · GroundUp News_ Travel agency quoted the Office of the Chief Justice R9,000 for return plane tickets from Johannesburg to Durban ## [Families live with rubbish and rats in Joburg stadium](https://groundup.org.za/article/hundreds-stuck-for-years-in-joburgs-temporary-shelters/) _2026-08-20 · Jan Bornman · GroundUp News_ Hundreds of people have been stuck for years in “temporary” accommodation ## [Sugar workers down tools](https://groundup.org.za/article/tongaat-hulett-workers-down-tools-demanding-13-wage-hike/) _2026-08-19 · Tsoanelo Sefoloko · GroundUp News_ Tongaat Hulett workers demand a 13% wage increase ## [Government admits it unlawfully withheld billions from schools](https://groundup.org.za/article/eastern-cape-education-department-admits-in-court-that-its-actions-were-unlawful/) _2026-08-19 · Gcina Ntsaluba and Chuma Ntshingana · GroundUp News_ Withholding billions of rands from public schools was unconstitutional, but the schools won’t get the money back ## [CPUT students defy order to leave residences](https://groundup.org.za/article/cput-students-defy-emergency-evacuation/) _2026-08-19 · Emihle Ngwane and Liezl Human · GroundUp News_ Only a few students have left their residences after university gave them 24-hours to leave ## [“They failed us”: Gang violence victims demand justice from Parliament](https://groundup.org.za/article/they-failed-us-gang-violence-victims-demand-justice-from-parliament/) _2026-08-19 · Matthew Hirsch · GroundUp News_ Families told a parliamentary inquiry on Wednesday how their loved ones were killed in gang violence ## [Hawks have only half the staff they need](https://groundup.org.za/article/hawks-have-only-half-the-staff-they-need/) _2026-08-19 · Steve Kretzmann · GroundUp News_ Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators ## [Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down](https://groundup.org.za/article/life-in-the-little-town-of-tulbagh-centres-on-the-canning-factory-now-its-closing-down/) _2026-08-19 · Greg Dor · GroundUp News_ Thousands of jobs are at stake ## [International money transfers (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QAoCtciYKdG6) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Send money to other countries and manage multi‑currency balances online. ## [Our classrooms “will collapse on us”, says Limpopo learner](https://groundup.org.za/article/fix-our-crumbling-school-limpopo-parents-plea-with-education-department/) _2026-08-19 · Thembi Siaga · GroundUp News_ Radzambo Secondary School in Matsila village is crumbling, overcrowded and short of teachers