Brief
No grievance can justify xenophobic attacks, warns top cop
Violence is not activism, says Deputy National Police Commissioner
Brief | 3 June 2026
Khayelitsha clinic struggles to meet the needs of growing population
Patients at Nolungile Clinic in Site C complain of long waiting times and shortage of medication
Brief | 2 June 2026
Housing project for KZN flood victims creeps forward
Hundreds more families are in rented emergency accommodation
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 1 June 2026
Gugulethu residents clean up illegal dump sites
The community project was started to combat poor waste management in the area
Brief | 1 June 2026
Learners at this Limpopo school go hungry on rainy days
Meals are cooked outside at Boxahuku Primary in Vhembe East because the kitchen can no longer be used due to the stench from the school toilets
Brief | 1 June 2026
Activists gather at TotalEnergies offices to “Kick Polluters Out of Africa”
Campaign laid blame for South Africa’s skyrocketing electricity tariffs at the feet of the fossil fuel industry
Brief | 29 May 2026
Eastern Cape scholar transport operators on strike over unpaid wages
Transport department says it’s working overtime to fast track “legitimate outstanding invoices”, but learners are missing school
Brief | 29 May 2026
SA murder rate edges down
But violent crime remains unacceptably high
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Brief | 29 May 2026
Protesters demand Steenhuisen take action to end hunger
South Africa produces sufficient food yet millions go to bed hungry, says the Union Against Hunger
Brief | 28 May 2026