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buy this article By Annalise KempenPhoto courtesy of Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp Protest actions are not new: People who have signed up to receive safety notifications on provincial safety fora, such as those in Gauteng, are likely to receive daily warnings about protest actions somewhere in the province. Protest actions about service delivery issues have become so […]

buy this article By Kotie GeldenhuysPhotos courtesy of Ihsaan Haffejee/GroundUp and Ashraf Hendricks/GroundUp With local government elections scheduled for November 2026, the familiar promise of improved “service delivery” has returned to the campaign trail. Political party candidates vow to ensure access to water, sanitation, electricity and other basic services to struggling communities, pledges that many

buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Unsplash and Pexels It looks real. It feels real. But it is not. Counterfeit cash is slipping into cash drawers during daily transactions … quietly, swiftly and often unnoticed, turning ordinary moments into costly mistakes. From street markets to major retailers, fake money is moving and

buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Magnific, Pixabay and Unsplash A routine trip can turn into a life-threatening ordeal in seconds when a vehicle’s brakes fail without warning, sometimes due to a counterfeit part hidden deep within the system. This largely unseen danger forms part of a growing global crisis in the

buy this article By Kotie Geldenhuys Photos/images courtesy of Unsplash For many consumers, the counterfeit market conjures up images of imitation luxury items such as fake Louis Vuitton handbags or knockoff Gucci sandals sold on street corners. But beyond fashion, a more insidious trend is taking hold: counterfeit makeup and skincare products are increasingly flooding

buy this article By Annalise KempenPhoto courtesy of Freepik The legal age limit to grant children access to social media platforms is, in most cases, 13 years. The age limit serves as some form of protection against online abuse and exploitation by cyberbullies and sexual predators. In recent years, various interest groups have called for