Khayelitsha learners miss a week of school as sewage saga continues
The sewage spill has been cleaned up but parents are not convinced it is safe
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 28 August 2026
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 some 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