University official must pay back R18m after taking student housing bribes
Labour Court finds Andries Helani accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers
Law | 24 August 2026
Lesotho, SA courts freeze assets in M700m clothing industry fraud case
Appeals have delayed the implementation of two forfeiture judgments handed down in May
Law | 24 August 2026
World’s largest research funder lifts ban on South Africa
Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding
By Liezl Human
News | 24 August 2026
In photos: Artists tell stories of heritage and migration using surprising materials
Matereality V2 opens at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Monday
Photo Essay | 24 August 2026
Justice minister refers R415-million IT contract to SIU and Hawks
Minister Kubayi witnessed system failures during an unannounced visit to the Pretoria Master’s office
By Seth Thorne
News | 21 August 2026
28 years later, thousands of land claims are still outstanding
It could take another 15 years to settle outstanding claims lodged by 1998
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 21 August 2026
Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit
While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution
Feature | 21 August 2026
We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers
Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September
News | 20 August 2026
How much did judges really spend on their Durban conference?
Travel agency quoted the Office of the Chief Justice R9,000 for return plane tickets from Johannesburg to Durban
News | 20 August 2026
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