Activists call for government to declare climate emergency: Protesters inspired by Greta Thunberg
Source: GroundUp News.
Communities picket against mining bills: Activists criticise short comment period and that it was over the holiday period
Source: GroundUp News.
Parliament extends deadline for land expropriation submissions after public outcry: Some submissions to the legislature’s email address have been blocked for “unacceptable content”.
Source: GroundUp News.
Former “Upington 26” prisoner remembered: Ivan Kazi’s death leaves 14 of the 26 still alive
Source: GroundUp News.
Khayelitsha man makes lamps from plastic bottles: Siphamandla Ntshewula hopes his invention will help learners study
Source: GroundUp News.
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