SARS’s record-breaking tax collection
A look at how tax collection has improved since 1994
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 10 April 2026
Court sets aside R86-million border wall tender over fraud
A fake joint venture used a fake B-BBEE certificate and an expired compliance document to win a KwaZulu-Natal transport department contract
Law | 10 April 2026
Action plan to save SA’s most endangered bird
With only 340 adults left, the Botha’s Lark faces extinction
News | 10 April 2026
A billion tiny insects are getting the better of the Hartbeespoort hyacinth
350,000 hoppers were released last year. Scientists say the impact is visible
Photo Essay | 10 April 2026
Rape cover-up trial: Defence alleges police officers are being maliciously prosecuted
Cross-examination of witnesses resumed on Wednesday
By Benita Enoch
News | 9 April 2026
Two insurance giants dominate SASSA funeral deductions
Clientèle Life, Sanlam and their subsidiaries collect R143-million every month for funeral policies directly from SASSA pension and disability grants
By Anton van Zyl and Raymond Joseph
News | 9 April 2026
Eastern Cape villagers still waiting for water from boreholes installed in 2015
Joe Gqabi District Municipality says delays are partly the result of foreign funding processes
News | 9 April 2026
Nelson Mandela Bay dam levels drop below 30%
Mayor says consumption is 93-million litres per day above allocated limit
News | 9 April 2026
Joburg households set up their own network to deal with the water crisis
Started by a Ridgeway resident, the borehole network connects about 100 private homes across 15 suburbs
News | 9 April 2026
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Justice for Juma
I am horrified to watch this footage of these three police behaving like thieves and skollies. One … Read more
Still waiting: Cape Town housing list
It’s been 22 years. 22 years of forms filled in blue ink, of standing in long queues that move t… Read more
Waiting for decades, and the system stands still: Housing backlog
For many applicants on the council housing waiting list, time does not move forward; it circles bac… Read more