Exceptional El Niño puts southern Africa on drought alert
Pacific Ocean temperatures far above normal raise the risk of low summer rainfall, heatwaves and pressure on food production.
Brief | 18 September 2026
Traders, taxi drivers welcome long-awaited Nyanga rank upgrade
During the major upgrade, the Nyanga Sports Field will temporarily accommodate Golden Arrow buses, taxis, traders and toilets
Brief | 18 September 2026
Three years of silence on state land. Communities pay the cost
Government asked communities applying for land to follow the rules. Then it went silent.
By Luyanda Mtamzeli and Nonceba Ndlebe
Opinion | 18 September 2026
Raw sewage is flowing in nearly every metro
Sewage treatment scores have dropped in seven out of eight metro municipalities
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 18 September 2026
Textbook saga may delay plans to improve child literacy
New catalogue for grades 1-3 is expected to be based on latest research
By Velani Ludidi and Mandisa Makgaka
News | 17 September 2026
Procurement Act struck down by Concourt
Parliament failed to allow proper public participation on a new law that the City of Cape Town said creates red tape
Law | 17 September 2026
Beware of populist leaders, warns judge
Justice Azhar Cachalia makes a clarion call for the rule of law underpinned by universal human rights and an independent judiciary
Opinion | 17 September 2026
Why COSATU’s congress collapsed
For the first time in its 40 year history, SA’s biggest union gathering did not reach quorum
By Greg Dor
Analysis | 17 September 2026
Picketers outside City Hall demand safety for women and children
Women and civil society groups call for government to act against femicide
By Liezl Human
News | 16 September 2026
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