Fruit worker strike ends
NUFAS has accepted Betko’s existing 5% wage increase, but the dispute over the union’s membership remains unresolved
By Greg Dor
Brief | 28 August 2026
Gap in Cape Town’s janitor contracts leaves communities living in filth
The municipality says it will appoint new janitors in September
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 27 August 2026
Government to evict people from 166 occupied properties
Department of Public Works wants to “turn the tide” on unlawful occupations
By Liezl Human
Parliament | 27 August 2026
Fruit workers strike over union recognition
Dispute over numbers at Villiersdorp company
By Greg Dor
News | 26 August 2026
R233-million spent on buses for fleeing immigrants
About 100,000 people have left South Africa since June
By Liezl Human
Brief | 25 August 2026
Parents close Cape Town school for three days because of sewage leak
Education department says it will be fixed by Wednesday
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 25 August 2026
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
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
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