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
Municipal workers protest outside Durban City Hall
They demanded higher wages, performance bonuses and shift allowances, and called for the City manager to resign
Brief | 16 October 2026
Homeless people demand answers from parties ahead of local elections
National Homeless Manifesto is a platform for the voices of homeless people to be heard, says Denis Hurley Centre director
News | 16 October 2026
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
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