Fruit worker strike ends
NUFAS has accepted Betko’s existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union’s membership remains unresolved
By Greg Dor
Brief | 28 August 2026
Almost every SA home now has a cellphone
But 740,000 households still have no phone
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 28 August 2026
March and March “aftershock” floods Joburg court in asylum cases
Judge orders Home Affairs to process asylum seekers at Lindela after deportation cases swamp court
Law | 28 August 2026
Rural community wins court battle for access road
Ehesini’s impassable road in the Eastern Cape cut off villagers, left children struggling to access schools and ambulances unable to reach villages
Law | 27 August 2026
Soweto housing fraud case back in court
“They can postpone as much as they like, we will get justice,” says housing scam victim
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 27 August 2026
Gap in Cape Town’s janitor contracts leaves communities living in filth
The municipality says it will appoint new janitors in September
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 27 August 2026
Government to evict people from 166 occupied properties
Department of Public Works wants to “turn the tide” on unlawful occupations
By Liezl Human
Parliament | 27 August 2026
Hitman’s lawyer sentenced for delaying trial
The judge found Sithembiso Nkatha avoided court, delaying a mass murder trial from July 2025 to October 2026
Law | 26 August 2026
Fruit workers strike over union recognition
Dispute over numbers at Villiersdorp company
By Greg Dor
News | 26 August 2026
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