Durban and Joburg worst hit by water outages
These are the metros where long interruptions are most common
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 2 October 2026
MPs call for urgent action on dental technicians
A standoff between CPUT and the SA Dental Technicians Council is preventing students from completing their practical training
By Liezl Human
News | 2 October 2026
R1-billion to fix North West’s failed housing projects
The province is sitting with roughly 25,400 unfinished homes
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 1 October 2026
20 years of SASSA: How the SRD grant became a lifeline for millions
Research suggests the grant does not discourage unemployed people from looking for work
Feature | 1 October 2026
Airbnb by-law doesn’t do enough to address Cape Town’s housing crisis
Only primary residences should be allowed on Airbnb
By Leila Kidson
Opinion | 1 October 2026
Activists call out hypocrisy of March and March’s protests
“Consider the level of violence that migrant women have been subjected to by members of these groups,” says activist
By Joseph Bracken, Tsoanelo Sefoloko, Matthew Hirsch and Warren Mabona
News | 30 September 2026
Woodstock land occupiers lose bid to appeal eviction
Insufficient evidence that occupiers will be left homeless, judge finds
Brief | 30 September 2026
Scrap metal reclaimers battle to make ends meet
Government policies are making survival difficult for scrap collectors
News | 30 September 2026
Inside Gauteng’s welfare corruption investigation
A forensic audit caused dozens of welfare organisations to be defunded. These were the findings against them
By Daniel Steyn, Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
Feature | 30 September 2026