Readers’ donations get church band going again
Instruments worth R100,000 were stolen from the Samora Machel band and sold for scrap
Brief | 25 August 2026
Fired for being foreign: how employers gave in to March and March threats
The Casual Workers Advice Office has recorded a sharp rise in reports of xenophobic labour practices in Gauteng
By Seth Thorne
News | 25 August 2026
University official must pay back R18m after taking student housing bribes
Labour Court finds Andries Helani accepted more than R3.2-million in payments linked to private student accommodation providers
Law | 24 August 2026
World’s largest research funder lifts ban on South Africa
Many clinical trials were halted, and many researchers were retrenched when the NIH stopped funding
By Liezl Human
News | 24 August 2026
In photos: Artists’ stories of heritage and migration
Matereality V2 opens at the Iziko South African National Gallery on Monday
Photo Essay | 24 August 2026
Justice minister refers R415-million IT contract to SIU and Hawks
Minister Kubayi witnessed system failures during an unannounced visit to the Pretoria Master’s office
By Seth Thorne
News | 21 August 2026
28 years later, thousands of land claims are still outstanding
It could take another 15 years to settle outstanding claims lodged by 1998
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 21 August 2026
Home or hospice: The debate over the closure of St Luke’s inpatient unit
While most people prefer to die at home, a minority desperately need specialist care that can only be provided in an institution
Feature | 21 August 2026
We’re not criminals, say Transnet land occupiers
Housing activists Ndifuna Ukwazi head to court try to stay the eviction of more than 160 people by 30 September
News | 20 August 2026