Quota bungle: Small-scale fishers battle to survive
Several West Coast cooperatives given even lower allocations than they had before their appeals
By Liezl Human
News | 13 April 2026
Government services continuing despite Mthatha fire, says Mabuyane
Province claims that property deeds, which were stored in the building, were digitised before the fire
Brief | 13 April 2026
Thyspunt recommended for Eskom’s new nuclear power station
A draft environmental scoping report says the Eastern Cape coastal site is the most viable, but a heritage protection order could complicate the process
By John Yeld
News | 13 April 2026
In photos: Army enters Lavender Hill, but some are sceptical
Gang violence continues on Cape Flats
By Matthew Hirsch and Brenton Geach
Photo Essay | 13 April 2026
Slovo Park: a decade of winning in court, losing on the ground
After decades of struggle, residents still lack sanitation and water infrastructure
Opinion | 13 April 2026
Picket in Cape Town against US war on Iran
Protesters called for an end to an “illegal, unprovoked” war
Brief | 10 April 2026
Rape cover-up trial: Police officers describe the day victim was arrested
Two witnesses took the stand on Thursday
By Benita Enoch
News | 10 April 2026
After six years, man is jailed for life in DNA bungled murder case
Thozamile Flathela was convicted of murdering his partner Simbongile Mancotywa in Cofimvaba in 2020
News | 10 April 2026
SARS’s record-breaking tax collection
A look at how tax collection has improved since 1994
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 10 April 2026
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Justice for Juma
I am horrified to watch this footage of these three police behaving like thieves and skollies. One … Read more
Still waiting: Cape Town housing list
It’s been 22 years. 22 years of forms filled in blue ink, of standing in long queues that move t… Read more
Waiting for decades, and the system stands still: Housing backlog
For many applicants on the council housing waiting list, time does not move forward; it circles bac… Read more