Turnout up, ANC down, and a wave of coalitions
See the election results in four charts
Charts by The Outlier. Text by Daniel Steyn.
News | 9 November 2026
Insurer refunds Khayelitsha pensioner after we query funeral policy deductions
Three elderly women say strangers offering vouchers or a business opportunity left them with funeral policy deductions they don’t recall agreeing to.
News | 9 November 2026
“I fear my home will fall into a sinkhole” says Cape Town resident
Municipality says repair work to continue into February and March 2027
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 November 2026
Xhosa book inspires young Middledrift learners
Nosipho Precious Gibe’s Ubomi Nguqulukubhode (Life has its ups and downs) teaches young people not to give up on their dreams
Brief | 6 November 2026
Your call is being recorded – and broadcast to the internet
IT company exposes thousands of telephone recordings, many dealing with confidential medical and financial matters
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
News | 6 November 2026
Thembisa resident’s dream to turn a polluted riverbank into a botanical garden
Samuel Mashimbi wants people to reconnect with nature
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 6 November 2026
Forgotten Ellis Park tennis centre gets a new lease of life
The Joburg Tennis Grassroots Foundation offers free tennis sessions to children from primary schools in the area
Photo Essay | 6 November 2026
DA declares 60% majority in KZN municipality
“We said we would keep the chaos out … And that is exactly what we will do,” says uMngeni mayor Christopher Pappas
Brief | 5 November 2026
SAHRC takes City of Cape Town to court over land sales
Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis has accused the commission of “electioneering”
News | 5 November 2026
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In photos: Joburg’s first Queer Festival celebrates freedoms won over decades
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Thousands march in Cape Town for freedom in Palestine
Enable Through Dance: breaking barriers for dancers with disabilities
In photos: Artists’ stories of heritage and migration
Joburg city streets come alive for Women’s Day weekend
What happens when a shack appears in a gated community?
Charts
Features
Concerns over R15-million plan for Milnerton Lagoon
In photos: Youth-run festival brings hope to small Karoo town
VAST AI investment scheme collapses, leaving victims in the dark
Dirty water, raw sewage and bad audits: see how your town is doing
Lesotho dam authority must pay M90-million in long-overdue compensation
Border? What border? This is what South Africa’s frontier with Zimbabwe looks like
Taps dry as Eastern Cape town waits for water works upgrade
Elections 2026: Polokwane is pouring sewage into two rivers
Our Editorials
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Gauteng government thinks we are hackers. We are not
March and March has delivered nothing but suffering
Blaming immigrants for our problems is a fool’s game
SANEF should do better than this
How criminal cops escape justice
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Judges should respect press freedom
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Selected letters to the editor
What about District 6?
The housing provided by CoCT is admirable, but every time I drive into the City, I have to look at … Read more
Carguard exploitation
Please investigate the daily R35 fees reportedly charged to car guards in Port Shepstone. Guards ma… Read more
More info, less alarm and generalisation
This article is interesting and somewhat alarmist. What's missing is that any pain meds (prescribed… Read more