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Meta information
100% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
96% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.48 s
File size
142.70 kB
Words
806
Media files
23
Number of links
99 internal / 10 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
GroundUp: South African news that matters
The length of the page title is perfect. (389 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
GroundUp publishes original public interest news. We mainly cover education, health, sanitation, immigration and human rights stories.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (828 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
mobile-web-app-capableyes
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
The average number of words per sentence of 70 words is high.
This page contains 806 words. That's ok.
32.3% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

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...d Party/tswaing_YlzMepS_extra_large.jpegSummary image for article
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/static/agony/images/athalie_block.webpAsk Athalie
...msanqa Mbovane/mohiudeen_extra_large.jpgSummary image for article
...oanelosefoloko-20260526_extra_large.jpegSummary image for article
...undup-judiary-no2-700kb_extra_large.jpegSummary image for article
...s/images/Graphics/elections2026_big.jpegElections 2026
...nana/yonela_mnana_jazz_artist_1_huge.jpgSummary image for article
...rm/dedoorns-flood-20260519-3629_huge.jpgSummary image for article
...ier_series/22_may_2026_groundup_v2_1.pngSummary image for article
...s/images/Graphics/thumbnail_22_large.jpgSummary image for article
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.../nlc-20221126-6v2a6879hr_extra_large.jpgSummary image for article
...h_cherax_quadricarinatus_extra_large.jpgSummary image for article
...arch_and_march_joburg_14_extra_large.jpgSummary image for article
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...mages/PRESS-COUNCIL-LOGOS-FA-FAIR-FC.pngPress Council Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 37 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Shack dwellers march to Cape Town airport, demanding water and use of toilets
H2 Massive rail theft case gets sidetracked again
H2 Housing activists oppose eviction bill
H2 Support news that matters
H2 Don't miss out on the latest news
H2 Asylum seeker appeal backlog rises to 161,000 cases
H2 Court dismisses municipality’s bid to block corruption report
H2 The workers who feed nine million school children - and earn just R2,300 a month
H2 Ask Athalie
H2 Target #588
H2 Sudoku #2006
H2 Last-minute attorney withdrawal threatens to derail PRASA theft case
H2 Cameras in school: MEC promises to abide by court ruling
H2 Gauteng judge to face tribunal
H2 Elections 2026
H2 Yonela Mnana: “Music education should not be a luxury”
H2 De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods
H2 More than 57,000 people deported from South Africa last year
H2 Fewer people are being convicted for commercial crimes
H2 Why rail matters for Cape Town’s traffic congestion
H2 Understanding large sums of money
H2 The “housewife”, the driver, the pensioner and the dodgy lottery grant
H2 The Australian crayfish invading our rivers
H2 Blaming immigrants for our problems is a fool’s game
H2 SANEF should do better than this
H2 Most Read
H2 Most time spent reading
H2 Our answers to your questions
H3 GroundUp Games
H3 How is your municipality doing?
H3 Photo Essays
H3 Charts
H3 Features
H3 Our Editorials
H4 Copyright
H4 Useful links
H4 Contact us
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 10 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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/category/photo-essay/Photo Essays
/courtcases/Court Cases
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/article/everything-you-need-k...Housing
https://groundup.org.za/qanda/Q&A
https://groundup.org.za/about/About Us
/imagegallery/Gallery
/correction/list/Corrections
https://groundup.org.za/topic/Topics
https://groundup.org.za/author/Authors
https://groundup.org.za/target/Target
/sudoku/latestSudoku
/donation/payfast/Donate
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/author/29/Steve Kretzmann
/article/housing-activists-opp...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/housing-activists-opp...Housing activists oppose eviction bill
/author/364/Matthew Hirsch
https://groundup.org.za/donate/Donate Now
/article/asylum-seeker-appeal-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/asylum-seeker-appeal-...Asylum seeker appeal backlog rises to 161,000 cases
/author/508/Marecia Damons
/article/court-dismisses-munic...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/court-dismisses-munic...Court dismisses municipality’s bid to block corruption report
/author/1017/Seth Thorne
/article/school-feeding-progra...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/school-feeding-progra...The workers who feed nine million school children - and earn just R2,300 a month
/author/20/Nathan Geffen
https://groundup.org.za/qanda/Ask Athalie Answers to your questions on social grants, housing, and more.
IMG-ALT Ask Athalie
/qanda/959/A reader asks: Will I lose my provident fund if I move to a different country?
https://groundup.org.za/qanda/See our latest Q & As >
/target/623M R A M I I T G N Target #588 Can you solve it? New puzzle every Monday & Friday Play Now →
/sudoku/latest/1 5 4 5 8 3 7 6 2 6 5 9 3 1 3 8 4 1 2 2 1 7 1 6 8 1 6 8 9 4 5 6 4 Sudoku #2006 Can you solve it? New puzzle daily Play Now →
/article/last-minute-attorney-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/last-minute-attorney-...Last-minute attorney withdrawal threatens to derail PRASA theft case
/author/29/Text duplicate Steve Kretzmann
/article/cameras-in-school-edu...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/cameras-in-school-edu...Cameras in school: MEC promises to abide by court ruling
/author/759/Tsoanelo Sefoloko
/article/gauteng-judge-faces-d...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/gauteng-judge-faces-d...Gauteng judge to face tribunal
/author/459/Tania Broughton
https://groundup.org.za/?page=2next
/?page=1800last
/topic/elections-2026Subdomain Elections 2026 How is your municipality doing? We are doing in depth reports on municipalities across the country ahead of the 2026 local elections.
IMG-ALT Elections 2026
/article/i-didnt-know-i-was-bl...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/i-didnt-know-i-was-bl...Yonela Mnana: “Music education should not be a luxury”
/article/de-doorns-farm-worker...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/de-doorns-farm-worker...De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods
/category/photo-essay/Read more >
/article/more-than-57000-peopl...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/more-than-57000-peopl...More than 57,000 people deported from South Africa last year
/article/npa-reports-decline-i...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/npa-reports-decline-i...Fewer people are being convicted for commercial crimes
/article/why-rail-matters-for-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/why-rail-matters-for-...Why rail matters for Cape Town’s traffic congestion
/article/money-makes-me-numb/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/money-makes-me-numb/Understanding large sums of money
/category/charts/Click here for more charts
/article/the-housewife-driver-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/the-housewife-driver-...The “housewife”, the driver, the pensioner and the dodgy lottery grant
/article/the-australian-crayfi...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/the-australian-crayfi...The Australian crayfish invading our rivers
/category/feature/Text duplicate Read more >
/article/blaming-immigrants-fo...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Summary image for article
/article/blaming-immigrants-fo...Blaming immigrants for our problems is a fool’s game
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/article/sanef-should-do-bette...SANEF should do better than this
/category/editorial/Text duplicate Read more >
/article/the-australian-crayfi...Text duplicate The Australian crayfish invading our rivers
/article/school-feeding-progra...Text duplicate The workers who feed nine million school children - and earn just R2,300 a month
/article/katlehong-community-b...Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest
/article/disbarred-lawyer-caug...Fraudster lawyer practised in court for years after disbarment
/article/the-housewife-driver-...Text duplicate The “housewife”, the driver, the pensioner and the dodgy lottery grant
/article/kouga-flood-victims-a...Kouga flood victims accuse municipality of abandoning them
/article/lesotho-wins-court-ba...Court halts solar company from seizing Lesotho’s assets
/article/last-minute-attorney-...Text duplicate Last-minute attorney withdrawal threatens to derail PRASA theft case
/article/housing-activists-opp...Text duplicate Housing activists oppose eviction bill
/article/judge-may-face-tribun...Limpopo Judge President abused power, committee finds
/qanda/1271/My mother died in another country and I don't have her death certificate. How do I apply for an ID if I lost my birth certificate?
/qanda/1267/My uncle, the executor of my mother's deceased estate, is not communicating with me as her first born child. What can I do?
/qanda/1259/I am disabled and I use a wheelchair, I have been on the housing list for years now, how can get I housing in Cape Town?
/qanda/1258/How can I get proof of existence of a deceased person who never had a birth certificate or ID?
/qanda/1269/An estate agent used my ID to buy a house for a client without my consent. Please help!
https://presscouncil.org.za/External Subdomain Press Council
https://presscouncil.org.za/pr...External Subdomain Anchor Press Code
https://groundup.org.za/about/About
https://groundup.org.za/privacy/Privacy
https://eepurl.com/Or2a9External Sign up for our weekly newsletter
https://groundup.org.za/feeds/RSS feeds
https://www.google.com/prefere...External Subdomain Follow us on Google News
https://www.tiktok.com/@ground...External Subdomain Follow us on TikTok
https://www.facebook.com/Groun...External Subdomain Follow us on Facebook
https://bsky.app/profile/groun...External Follow us on Bluesky
https://www.instagram.com/grou...External Subdomain Follow us on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/Grou...External Subdomain Subscribe to our Youtube channel
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0...External Join our WhatsApp channel
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://groundup.org.za/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.48 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 334 referring domains.
This page has 666 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 133 different ip addresses.

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