Hawks have only half the staff they need

Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators

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News | 19 August 2026

Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down

Thousands of jobs are at stake

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Feature | 19 August 2026

Our classrooms “will collapse on us”, says Limpopo learner

Radzambo Secondary School in Matsila village is crumbling, overcrowded and short of teachers

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Brief | 19 August 2026

Mass sardine die-off: new threat to African Penguins?

Researchers say it’s too early to draw firm conclusions

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News | 19 August 2026

Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences

This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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News | 18 August 2026

More than 2.5-million succulents seized from poachers

But this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says

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News | 18 August 2026

Four months of raw sewage on Durban road

Overflowing manholes have forced motorists and taxis to take longer routes

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Brief | 18 August 2026

Imagine Hangberg, but with psychedelic toads

Kimon de Greef, who cut his teeth at GroundUp, follows the trail of a Mexican toad guru in his new book

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Book Review | 18 August 2026

Eastern Cape protesters win fight against municipal manager

Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi faces allegations of mismanagement

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Brief | 18 August 2026