SA’s harbours are slowly recovering
Cape Town port hit record numbers in 2024
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 6 March 2026
Rural Eastern Cape children left to hitchhike to school
About 80 learners from the Enon farming community have been without scholar transport this year
News | 6 March 2026
Activists criticise social grant “savings”
The Universal Basic Income Coalition says tighter controls risk excluding eligible beneficiaries
Brief | 6 March 2026
Minister increases quotas for small-scale fishers
More licenses for linefish vessels and the crayfish season extended
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 March 2026
R66-million lottery grant for netball courts halted after investigation
Special Investigating Unit has launched a probe into a grant to Netball SA for a World Cup 2023 legacy project
News | 5 March 2026
Arms committee fails to explain SA’s weapon sales to Saudi Arabia and UAE
National Conventional Arms Control Committee has not filed record of decisions despite being ordered to do so by the High Court in 2021
Opinion | 5 March 2026
Our pool is a dumping site, say Joburg residents
Only 32 of the city’s 57 public pools are open this summer
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 5 March 2026
Observatory land occupiers wait to hear their fate
The City of Cape Town has offered to move families living on Main Road to a site in Gugulethu
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Dave Fisher.
News | 5 March 2026
Lottery fraudsters must personally pay back R14-million
Judge Margaret Victor ruled that brothers Tshimangadzo and Ndoweni Mukutu acted in concert to defraud the National Lotteries Commission
Law | 4 March 2026
Photo Essays
In photos: How Cape Town is converting waste into electricity
The City has invested R93-million at the Coastal Park Landfill site where methane is converted into electricity
Joburg Ballet celebrates 25 years with return of Giselle
The dance company formed in 2001 after the State Theatre Ballet closed and is determined to keep the city’s classical dance tradition alive
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Features
William Sadiki fought in World War II. But he couldn’t afford to go to last week’s R172-million military parade
107-year-old Native Military Corps veteran couldn’t attend Armed Forces Day in Thohoyandou
By Anton van Zyl and Maanda Bele
This might be the worst Master’s Office in the country
Lawyers says backlogs in Mbombela have created an “unacceptable” situation with people waiting lengthy periods for routine matters to be finalised
By Justin Brown
Our Editorials
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Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
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Government Scholar Transport - A Cash Cow
This so-called government scholar transport is just a cash cow. The millions of rands that are paid… Read more
Wars have no winners
Beautiful story about forgotten heroes. My grandfather died in the 2nd WW in Egypt and left my Dad … Read more
I have worked for 30 years but still can't afford to buy a house
I am Jean Julius and I have been working all my life for +- 30 years. I am 53. I have a son that re… Read more
Langeberg water restrictions: Level 1 water restrictions in Robertson
Thanks for the excellent backfeed. It is a fact that the infrastructure in Robertson is poor. The t… Read more
Atlantis centre: Atlantis can turn itself around
Who is leading the City of Cape Town, and when will they realise that Atlantis can turn itself arou… Read more