Eastern Cape pensioners try to build their own clinic
Ugie villagers hope the government will come to finish their work
News | 28 April 2026
Investigation into beating by Ensure guards is still ongoing, say eThekwini municipality
This follows CCTV footage showing a homeless person being assaulted by Ensure security guards in December. Despite this, the Denis Hurley Centre says complaints of beatings by guards continue.
Brief | 28 April 2026
New centre to support whistleblowers
Courage Hub SA launches as new whistleblower protection laws are debated
Brief | 28 April 2026
The mystery of the Chinese trawlers arrested at sea
Four offences seem to have been committed but only one fine was imposed by the fisheries department
News | 28 April 2026
Women weavers: The backbone of Lesotho’s textile legacy
For many of the weavers, the work is more than a livelihood, it is a legacy
Text by Sechaba Mokhethi. Photos by Barry Christianson.
Feature | 27 April 2026
Lesotho’s prisons in bad shape despite years of recommendations
Tuberculosis, scabies and pellagra are spreading in the country’s severely overcrowded prisons
News | 24 April 2026
Collapsing asbestos classrooms force Cradock school closure
Parents doubt government promise to rebuild their school
Brief | 24 April 2026
New bank takes swift action after GroundUp alerts it to data breach
But the Information Regulator is missing in action
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
News | 24 April 2026
A shameful judicial record
Late judgments hit a new high in 2025, crossing the 300 mark
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 24 April 2026