How foot and mouth disease ran amok
Farmers saw it coming but they couldn’t prevent it
Text by Nathan Geffen. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 2 September 2026
Roodepoort families find strangers living in their subsidised flats
Margaret Verland was allocated a flat in 2018. She is still in a shack.
News | 2 September 2026
AI data centres could make electricity more expensive
Power-hungry hyperscale data centres could lock us into fossil fuel dependence, says Open Secrets
Opinion | 2 September 2026
Project brings hope to rural early learning centres
In uMzinyathi District ECD practitioners and non-profits are collaborating with encouraging results
News | 2 September 2026
Immigrants stuck in Cape jails since June
SAPS rejects allegations of indiscriminate arrests and unlawful treatment
By Matthew Hirsch and Joseph Chirume
Feature | 2 September 2026
Climate Week kicks off with a train trip from Cape Town to Khayelitsha
Journey aims to highlight how climate change affects communities
By Alice Scott and Emihle Ngwane
News | 1 September 2026
Premier Foods factory closure: talks break down
CCMA to rule on union representation
By Greg Dor
News | 1 September 2026
Durban train usage down 41% in one year
GroundUp rode a near-empty train past mounds of uncollected rubbish
News | 1 September 2026
Elections 2026: Blunders in Mangaung are poisoning Free State water
While the municipality loses billions, sewage flows into rivers and residents struggle for water
Feature | 1 September 2026
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