In photos: How fishers live on the Olifants River

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View this email in your browser 14 November 2025 In photos: How fishers live on the Olifants River The Ebenhaeser community hope to be at the centre of South African mullet fishing By Barry Christianson   Chief Justice's office publishes "gag" order By Tania Broughton   Women in informal settlements are often silenced They are systematically excluded from participating in local political life By Lungelo Mncwabe, Zandile Nsibande and Nerishka Singh   At this Limpopo clinic, nurses have to fetch water in buckets Midoroni clinic has not had running water for over two years By Bernard Chiguvare "I can run, I feel free": How government-funded hormones changed Lilita Singata's life Gender-affirming healthcare can be life-saving, but access is limited By Zora Hollie   Transgender prisoner wins right to hormone therapy The court found the Department of Correctional Services had violated her rights by refusing hormonal treatment as "cosmetic medication" By Tania Broughton Ten takeaways from today's budget speech Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana says he's optimistic about the future By GroundUp Staff   Government slammed for failed farm ownership plans Parliament asked to investigate worker equity schemes By Liezl Human   Parliament to consider impeaching Judge Nana Makhubele Makhubele was found guilty of gross misconduct by the Judicial Service Commission By Liezl Human   Daybreak Foods workers march for TERS funds PIC-owned poultry farm was placed in business rescue in July By Warren Mabona In photos: Homeless shelter's dance show ends with a standing ovation The Haven's Dignity in Motion showcases ballroom dancing by people living at its shelters By Ashraf Hendricks   Open air cinema brings joy to Manenberg's children Manenberg has become synonymous with gang violence and crime but residents want to change this, one movie night at a time By Ashraf Hendricks   In photos: Soweto Fashion Week shows work of young designers This year's runway designs gave spectators a glimpse into some of the country's creative and emerging fashion trends By Ihsaan Haffejee   Nelson Mandela Bay reopens bridges damaged during 2024 floods At a cost of R89-million, the Matanzima and Nomakhwezana bridges in KwaNobuhle reopened with a ceremony attended by about 200 residents By Thamsanqa Mbovane 248,000 new jobs were created in the third quarter (Q3) of the year, according to the latest employment data released by StatsSA on Tuesday. Our chart this week shows how employment has changed since 2008. Read more. Promises, promises but still no school Willowvale families have been waiting for their new school since 2018 By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik   Storm-damaged schools still not repaired after four years KwaZulu-Natal government says a contractor started work last week, but we saw no evidence of this when we visited the schools on Monday By Bongane Motaung   Families camp at Lily Mine for six years waiting for bodies of their loved ones Three miners remain buried 70 metres underground after a collapse at the Barberton mine in 2016 By Shaun Smillie   Ecological disaster in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources By Sean Christie After the fire: Wingfield refugees wish to stay put A refugee group, left homeless after their tent burnt down, still intend to oppose their eviction that will be heard in court next year Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.   Lesotho community left in ruins by highway project The road, built by a Chinese company, has improved access to Qacha's Nek but also caused damage and displacement By Sechaba Mokhethi   Lesotho sheds textile jobs amidst US trade uncertainty Hippo Knitting has laid off 295 workers and plans to retrench another 420 in January By Sechaba Mokhethi   Families living in temporary housing for 13 years accuse eThekwini of neglecting them They were moved to make way for a housing project that is yet to be built By Tsoanelo Sefoloko For six years, the families of the Lily Mine victims have been camping at the site, still waiting for their loved ones' bodies to be recovered. Parliament is weighing the possible impeachment of Judge Nana Makhubele. And in Manenberg, an open-air cinema is bringing moments of joy to local children. Lester Kiewit speaks to Barbara October of GroundUp News about these stories. 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