Terry Bell was a force for good in the world
Award-winning journalist, activist and author dies aged 84
Obituary | 26 March 2026
Chaos in Parliament as debate on new lottery board chair explodes
Debate on a shortlist of three candidates was suspended, then postponed, after MK and EFF MPs repeatedly raised points of order
Brief | 25 March 2026
Court blocks building along Cape Town’s Diep River floodplain
The municipality says this is not an eviction, but residents of Dunoon informal settlements are worried
News | 25 March 2026
TotalEnergies in court over offshore oil and gas drilling
Small-scale fishers want the company’s environmental authorisation set aside
By Liezl Human
Law | 24 March 2026
Meet the moms making maths fun
MathMoms trains women on the Cape Flats to teach children maths
Brief | 24 March 2026
What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall
The municipality’s plans have been hotly debated
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga.
Charts | 20 March 2026
Progress at last on Khayelitsha sewer line repairs
Dozens of households have had to be relocated
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 March 2026
Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward
Construction is yet to start on Western Cape government’s inner-city projects
Brief | 19 March 2026
Dozens evicted from informal settlement opposite Cape Town stadium
DA Ward Councillor Nicola Jowell says the eviction follows a long process of engagement with the group
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 18 March 2026