Time to pay up: a look at municipal debt
More than R161-billion owed for electricity, water and taxes
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 17 July 2026
Six refugees beaten in xenophobic attack
African refugees working in salons around Durban’s Warwick Street Market were attacked and beaten by men with sticks. Two of them were hospitalised.
News | 16 July 2026
Judge who has not worked since 2018 to face tribunal
Judge Lepona Joshua Lekale, who is reportedly visually impaired, has refused early retirement
News | 16 July 2026
Community that lived decades in harmony shattered by anti-immigration vigilantes
Thembelihle informal settlement near Johannesburg was celebrated in 2008 for standing up against xenophobia, now people are fleeing
Text by Kimberly Mutandiro. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Photo Essay | 16 July 2026
We tried to take the train with a wheelchair user. Here’s what happened
PRASA has promised to make trains accessible but it is taking a long time
Feature | 16 July 2026
Children of immigrants forced to leave South African schools
Repatriation process interrupts schooling
By Thembi Siaga and Bernard Chiguvare
News | 16 July 2026
NSFAS students battle to keep up with inflation
Living allowance runs out mid-month, students say
News | 15 July 2026
Farmworkers fear eviction from Paarl wine estate
Fourteen families are at risk of losing the homes they have lived in for decades
News | 15 July 2026
Union and hostel residents quarrel over R3-million electricity bill
Food and Allied Workers’ Union claims its hostel was “hijacked”, but residents say they are descendants of bread factory workers who lived there
By Greg Dor
News | 15 July 2026