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Court annuls man’s second marriage because his first wife did not consent

Only the first wife will be allowed to claim from the estate

By Ohene Yaw Ampofo-Anti

Law | 23 June 2025

Social housing at Salt River Market moves one step forward

Heritage approval granted, but funding is uncertain and informal settlement families still need to be relocated

By Matthew Hirsch and Daniel Steyn

News | 23 June 2025

Helping the dogs and cats of De Doorns

The Sidewalk Specials team has built up trust in the community

Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.

Photo Essay | 23 June 2025

Call for Stellenbosch University to take a stand on Gaza

Other universities in South Africa have passed resolutions criticising the war

By Matthew Hirsch

News | 21 June 2025

Suspension of “whistleblower” traffic officers is unlawful, court rules

Traffic department has no ticket books or breathalysers, officers claimed

By Johnnie Isaac

Brief | 21 June 2025

Alarm raised over plans for state-run lottery

Since its inception, a private company has been responsible for operating the lottery and selling tickets. That is set to change in 2034

By Raymond Joseph

News | 20 June 2025

Rape cover up trial: police detained victim overnight near her rapist

Rapist’s DNA has been linked to two open cases

By Benita Enoch

News | 20 June 2025

Khayelitsha businesses demand Shoprite use their services

The Khayelitsha Security and Cleaning Association claim they’ve convinced Shoprite to broker a deal with their members’ companies

By Vincent Lali

Brief | 20 June 2025

We tested Zamzam water sold in South Africa. Here’s what we found

Bottles we bought in Cape Town do not match the chemical profile of Zamzam water sourced from Saudi Arabia

By Yaseen Bardien and GroundUp Staff

Feature | 20 June 2025

Photo Essays

Weaving mats for survival in rural KwaZulu-Natal

The Zikhali family have always made traditional mats, but hope their youngest daughter will have other options

By Barry Christianson

In photos: Iconic minstrels entertain Cape Town

By Brenton Geach

Features

Ethics company told to pay back Lottery money

ProEthics and its director Dr Janette Minnaar tried to stop us publishing this article

By Raymond Joseph

Elections 2026: ANC is bleeding seats in this failing Northern Cape municipality

Water, waste, fire and finances — Siyancuma is a mess

By Steve Kretzmann

Our Editorials

We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China

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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Pool closures: Thank you Woodstock for reopening community pools

I'm not a big swimmer but every so often I like to pop down to my local community pool, Wynberg, to… Read more

Informal businesses reduced to rubble: Excellent article

On 4 June 2025 Mr Mbulelo Tshangana, Director-General of COGTA told Parliament that COGTA had draft… Read more

Masiphumelele fire: It's tragic

It's very sad people are still suffering the same tragedy in 2026. May our government intervene, so… Read more

Broken generator in Flagstaff: 17 years of thirst

The report on the six villages in Sicwenza who have been without running water for seventeen years … Read more

Cape Flats massacre: A symptom of a surrendered state

The massacre in the Marikana informal settlement, where eight people were executed in cold blood, i… Read more