Crime
Six months after Philippi mass murder, state asks for time to investigate
Two suspects appeared in the Athlone Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday
By Liezl Human
Brief | 11 August 2026
How FNB enabled people to join the SGK pyramid scheme
Bank employees signed up new customers at an SGK recruitment site
News | 31 July 2026
Church band instruments worth R100,000 stolen and sold for scrap
Cape Town youth brass band pleads for help
News | 28 July 2026
Lesotho citizens lose millions to SGK pyramid scheme
Popular app promised guaranteed returns for watching videos – and then stopped paying out
Feature | 23 July 2026
Has the army deployment in Cape Town made communities safer?
Parliament gears up for inquiry into gang violence next month
Feature | 21 July 2026
Parole officers are drowning in cases
Just 933 officers for 82,000 parolees and probationers
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 10 July 2026
Explainer: How “money mule” scams work
We asked the banks what they are doing to combat this type of fraud
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
Explainer | 8 July 2026
Police torture case postponed for state to get an interpreter
A man who was beaten on CCTV by police has had to travel to a Cape Town court from the Eastern Cape each time at his own expense
Brief | 6 July 2026
Malawian church torched and immigrants chased from their homes in Gqeberha
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality says it has assisted repatriate nearly 400 Zimbabwean nationals
News | 3 July 2026