Pensioners use their social grants to fix road
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality says it will now consider including this road in its maintenance budget
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 8 June 2026
Johannesburg won’t say who its water tanker suppliers are
Proliferation of water tankers across SA “is a brazen form of corruption” that has turned a temporary measure into an exploitative business, says HRC commissioner
By Seth Thorne
News | 8 June 2026
Immigrant families bused out of Overberg after xenophobic violence
Over 100 people marched in Hermanus on Friday, demanding immigrants leave
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 5 June 2026
In Photos: Hundreds march in Benoni, warning immigrants to leave by 30 June
Shops and stalls closed in Actonville and Wattville
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Brief | 5 June 2026
Government spending has stagnated since covid
Budgets are not keeping up with the growth in the population
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 5 June 2026
Belhar residents demand halt to housing project
The community of Pentech say they instead want a school built on the land
News | 5 June 2026
What lies behind the decline in commercial crime prosecutions
New research says delays, withdrawals and poor case management are to blame for the poor performance by specialised commercial crime courts
News | 4 June 2026
North West municipality fails to pay May salaries for general workers
Tswaing Local Municipality says it will make payment by 15 July
By Seth Thorne
News | 4 June 2026
Hawks act on lottery looting cases
Within weeks of missing a parliamentary briefing, the Hawks submitted 13 lottery fraud dockets to prosecutors
News | 4 June 2026
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