Hundreds protest new land occupation law in Durban and Joburg
Activists fear amendment bill will criminalise poor and landless people, and those who help them
By Joseph Bracken, Ihsaan Haffejee and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 12 June 2026
City plans to auction Cape Town farmers’ market site
Mowbray Market promotes smallholder farmers from Cape Town and rural towns as far as Genadendal, Suurbraak, and Calitzdorp
By Liezl Human
News | 12 June 2026
1 in 7 “vocational matric” TVET students graduate on time. Why?
Government says most students enrol in the national certificate so that they can receive NSFAS funding, and never complete the course
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 12 June 2026
Do you need something from a government website? Good luck!
We found duplicate sites, bizarrely-designed sites, and so much out-of-date information (part 3 of 4)
By Nathan Geffen and Joel Cedras
Analysis | 12 June 2026
Tshwane residents left behind in housing project
537 people were approved for houses but only 447 were built
News | 12 June 2026
Johannesburg housing official in court over alleged sale of residents’ homes
The accused will reappear in the Lenasia Magistrates Court in Soweto on 13 July
By Seth Thorne
Brief | 11 June 2026
Tongaat Hulett faces liquidation hearing next week
Business Rescue Practitioners say there are no viable alternatives to a rescue plan that has legally lapsed
Law | 11 June 2026
In photos: Hundreds board voluntary repatriation flight to Nigeria
Nigerian Consul-General says their citizens no longer feel safe in South Africa due to anti-immigrant violence in recent weeks
News | 11 June 2026
Home Affairs dragged to court over late birth registration backlog
Tens of thousands of children live without legal recognition or access to grants, health care and education
Law | 11 June 2026