Articles for The Outlier
1 in 7 “vocational matric” TVET students graduate on time. Why?
Government says most students enrol in the national certificate so that they can receive NSFAS funding, and never complete the course
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 12 June 2026
Government spending has stagnated since covid
Budgets are not keeping up with the growth in the population
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 5 June 2026
SA murder rate edges down
But violent crime remains unacceptably high
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Brief | 29 May 2026
More than 57,000 people deported from South Africa last year
The Department of Home Affairs is clamping down on illegal immigration
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 22 May 2026
Fewer people are being convicted for commercial crimes
The NPA’s Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit is underperforming
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Marecia Damons.
Charts | 15 May 2026
Why rail matters for Cape Town’s traffic congestion
With the collapse of rail, roads become busier
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 8 May 2026
Understanding large sums of money
Monetary values have become so huge that we have become numb to their meaning
Chart by GroundUp Staff. Text by The Outlier.
Charts | 30 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
SARS’s record-breaking tax collection
A look at how tax collection has improved since 1994
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 10 April 2026