Metro voters stayed home in 2021. Will this time be different?
In all metros, most registered voters didn’t go to the polls
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 16 October 2026
Doubts over the future of MyCiTi buses as Treasury ends grant
Phasing out the national Public Transport Network Grant by 2027/28 threatens the sustainability and expansion of MyCiTi buses, the City says
By Abonge Chiya
News | 16 October 2026
Durban marchers call for safer streets for blind people
More than 50 people marched to the city hall on International White Cane Day
Brief | 15 October 2026
Man dies in fire in Observatory informal settlement
A fire ripped through Singabalapha on Wednesday
Brief | 15 October 2026
Disabled people say clinics give them too few nappies
Activists demand clearer policies from Western Cape government and City of Cape Town
News | 15 October 2026
A brilliant example of the state succeeding
Limpopo agriculture department is making a big effort to tackle foot-and-mouth disease
By Nathan Geffen, Maanda Bele and Ihsaan Haffejee
Feature | 15 October 2026
COSATU congress ends with compromise
Delegates resolve to support both SACP and ANC in municipal elections
By Greg Dor
News | 14 October 2026
Protesters demand end to power cuts and sewage spills
Sewage from broken drains sticks to the fingers of wheelchair users, says protester
By Vincent Lali
News | 14 October 2026
SASSA pensioner builds her own house faster than the government
Government has left scores of houses for Eastern Cape storm victims incomplete
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 14 October 2026