Gauteng government’s R144-million gift to beauty training company
Officials are still on duty, despite serious forensic audit findings
By Joseph Bracken, Raymond Joseph and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 28 September 2026
Elections 2026: How this North West town went from boom to bust
Matlosana municipality is under a financial recovery plan after years of mismanagement
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 28 September 2026
Meet the man who fills in potholes in Khayelitsha every afternoon
Eugene Cloete spends five hours a day filling potholes caused by sewage on Swartklip Road
By Vincent Lali
News | 25 September 2026
SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes
Nearly R700 million was disbursed to equity schemes. Most of them have failed.
By Liezl Human
News | 25 September 2026
SA may reach its emissions targets, but are they too easy?
If every country follows this approach, global warming could reach 3°C above pre-industrial levels
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 25 September 2026
Debate over new Makhanda wind farm
Questions raised about jobs, community benefits, ownership and environmental impact of proposed 37-turbine facility
By Gcina Ntsaluba and Asemahle Vumsindo
News | 25 September 2026
Heritage Day: poet celebrates Kaaps dictionary
The first-ever Kaaps Woriboek was released earlier this year
By Liezl Human
Brief | 24 September 2026
Hundreds march through Cape Town against planned N2 wall
“It’s going to make us live as if we are prisoners”
By Abonge Chiya
Brief | 24 September 2026
Elections 2026: This failing town is knee-deep in sewage
Tswaing municipality in the North West spends money on court battles and consultants
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 24 September 2026