Goldrush-backed consortium announced as next lottery operator

Announcement comes after months of litigation by another bidder

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Lottery sales will stop on Sunday unless court order is changed, says NLC

A five-month temporary licence is not financially feasible, says Ithuba

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Law | 28 May 2025

Mayor gives green light to controversial Bo-Kaap hotel

ā€œConsensusā€ reached after exhaustive engagement process, says Geordin Hill-Lewis

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Brief | 28 May 2025

210,000 social grant beneficiaries flagged for not disclosing income

They will not receive payments until they verify their income with SASSA

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Big US-funded chicken project shuts down in Lesotho

Five-year plan was to up meat production by 40%

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News | 28 May 2025

Eastern Cape man dies in police custody

Family claims police tortured Bheki Nkisi. IPID is investigating.

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News | 28 May 2025

Chris Hani mayor sues SANCO leader for defamation

Lusanda Sizani says statements made during a protest were ā€œunreasonableā€

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Pensioner gets her house after government admits mistake

Free State housing department’s database incorrectly showed Maleroele Molato had received a house 15 years ago

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Brief | 28 May 2025

Brainwashed by plastic: from the womb to the brain

Episode three of GroundUp’s video series on microplastics

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Video | 27 May 2025

Hundreds of women and children chased from their homes in deadly xenophobic attacks

ā€œRevenge attacksā€ in Addo kill three and injure ten

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News | 27 May 2025

KwaZulu-Natal government ordered to pay crĆØches

At least 275 centres have faced issues with late subsidy payments

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News | 27 May 2025

Artists take over the streets of Hillbrow

ā€˜Hey Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala!’ festival livens up Joburg’s inner-city

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Photo Essay | 26 May 2025

Africa Day march calls for an end to tyranny

Activists condemn dictatorships, xenophobia and genocide

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Brief | 26 May 2025

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist

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Feature | 26 May 2025

Durban hostels crumble but families have nowhere else to go

Thousands of people live in Lamontville’s apartheid-era hostels

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Photo Essay | 26 May 2025