No reliable water in Cofimvaba villages for over five years
Chris Hani District Municipality says it spent over R9-million in 11 months repairing vandalised water infrastructure
News | 14 September 2026
Bidvest packaging workers on strike
Workers demand 9% increase, shift allowances and bonuses
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 11 September 2026
Khayelitsha social workers stop home visits after hijackings
Social development department to increase security
By Vincent Lali
News | 11 September 2026
Judges split on Concourt asylum ruling
After two conflicting high court judgmentsm a full bench of the Gauteng high court will now determine how to interpret the apex court July ruling
Law | 11 September 2026
Zimbabwe ferry disaster: Why did the Mbuya Nehanda sail that day?
There were warnings long before the boat tragedy in which 97 people died
By Brenna Matendere and Ruvimbo Muchenje
News | 11 September 2026
Taxi operators give government 21 days to resolve Intercape dispute
Ngcobo Taxi Association does not want the long-distance bus company to load passengers in the town
News | 11 September 2026
Eastern Cape woman’s soup kitchen gives more than warm meals
Nodumo Mashiyane cooks, out of her own pocket, for elderly residents and orphans in Ngqele village, Middledrift
Brief | 11 September 2026
We checked 470 toilets in this Cape Town informal settlement. Only 45 were working
“Only those who are desperate still live here” says Marikana community leader
Brief | 11 September 2026
Only 1 in 3 people vote for their municipality
Most adults in South Africa stay away from the local polls
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 11 September 2026
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