More than 57,000 people were 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
The Australian crayfish invading our rivers
Researcher warns of threat to the Okavango Delta
By Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu
Feature | 22 May 2026
Kouga flood victims accuse municipality of abandoning them
The municipality estimates the cost of the storm damage to be about R170-million
News | 21 May 2026
Fraudster lawyer practised in court for years after disbarment
The Mthatha High Court has referred Kenneth Ntila for criminal investigation
By Johnnie Isaac and Lubabalo Ngcukana
Brief | 21 May 2026
Elim school building was declared unsafe almost five years ago – learners are still in it
“What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?” asks grade 11 learner
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 May 2026
A new R486-million water system, but the taps are still dry in these Limpopo villages
Vhembe District Municipality insists families will have water soon
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 May 2026
Judge tells minister to get water to Eastern Cape families
Centane residents win court victory
Law | 21 May 2026
De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods
Families have lost almost everything and face uncertain future
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 20 May 2026
Elections 2026: Langeberg municipality accused of hiding details of R60-million contract
The municipality has also failed to obey an order to release a report on a 2022 water crisis
News | 20 May 2026