Economy
Government paralysis costs film industry thousands of jobs and millions in revenue
Film industry coalition reaches agreement with trade and industry department to start clearing funding application backlog
By Liezl Human
News | 13 August 2026
Immigrant traders see their livelihoods destroyed by March and March
Traders with documents and permits chased away, leaving Bellville bus terminus market almost empty
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 11 August 2026
South Africa’s fruit canning industry under threat as Premier Foods plans closure
Producers and labour warn that closing Tulbagh factory could leave hundreds of farmers without processing options before the November harvest
By Greg Dor
News | 7 August 2026
How FNB enabled people to join the SGK pyramid scheme
Bank employees signed up new customers at an SGK recruitment site
News | 31 July 2026
Relief for Lesotho as US tariffs expire
But uncertainty remains over AGOA agreement
Brief | 30 July 2026
SA’s gambling mania
The amount spent on gambling and the number of people in need of help has skyrocketed
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 24 July 2026
Famous Joburg shopping hub closed after demolitions
Hundreds of immigrant traders lose their livelihoods after City moves against Marble Towers
By Kimberly Mutandiro and GroundUp Staff
News | 23 July 2026
Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal
Two massive water-hungry and energy-hungry data centres are proposed next to the airport
News | 14 July 2026
Lesotho seeks compensation and economic support from South Africa
Foreign affairs minister Limpho Tau lists land dispossession, migrant labour and apartheid-era raids as historical injustices
News | 26 June 2026