Eastern Cape pensioners must give back the road grader they seized, court rules
Ugie villagers took control of the vehicle to protest against the municipality’s failure to fix roads
News | 11 March 2026
This Durban swimming pool has been in ruins for 10 years
The eThekwini municipality says renovations to the Newlands swimming pool will be completed by December 2026
Brief | 11 March 2026
Volunteers turn derelict historic building into a thriving community centre
A 19th-century Cape Dutch homestead in Cape Town has been revived through a partnership between SAHRA and volunteers
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 11 March 2026
Limpopo village without water after heavy floods wash away pipes
Residents have struggled to access water for almost two months
Brief | 10 March 2026
Work on Eastern Cape clinic stalled because health department didn’t pay the builder
Patients have to queue in the rain outside a temporary clinic
News | 10 March 2026
Pollution is killing Gauteng’s fresh water sources
Failing sewage systems, rapid urbanisation and industrial pollution have turned Gauteng’s rivers into an environmental and public health problem
By Seth Thorne
Feature | 10 March 2026
City Power billing changes leave JHB residents with sky-high bills
Johannesburg’s power utility says credits of R136-million have been issued to 86 customers who were overcharged
By Seth Thorne and Kimberly Mutandiro
News | 10 March 2026
This may be as good as a Master’s office gets in South Africa
Sources close to the Bloemfontein Master’s Office rate it higher than Master’s offices in other major centres GroundUp has investigated
By Justin Brown
News | 10 March 2026
Hundreds gather to remember children killed in shack blaze
A fire in Shaka’s Head near KwaDukuza killed five people on 28 February
Brief | 9 March 2026
Photo Essays
Madagascan-inspired dance festival in Soweto
The fourth ITROTRA–MAP Dance Festival brought together artists from Madagascar, Mozambique, Sweden, France and Germany
Astrotourism taking root in the Karoo
The South African Radio Astronomy Observatory is training residents to be star guides
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William Sadiki fought in World War II. But he couldn’t afford to go to last week’s R172-million military parade
107-year-old Native Military Corps veteran couldn’t attend Armed Forces Day in Thohoyandou
By Anton van Zyl and Maanda Bele
This might be the worst Master’s Office in the country
Lawyers says backlogs in Mbombela have created an “unacceptable” situation with people waiting lengthy periods for routine matters to be finalised
By Justin Brown
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Selected letters to the editor
Water Crisis Demands Consequence Management
Johannesburg’s water pollution crisis is not simply an environmental failure. It is a constitutiona… Read more
Lottery: Fraudsters must repay every cent
Negligent management must be held solely responsible for the payment of R14-million without due dil… Read more
Undocumented WW2 heroes
Mr William Sadiki is highly favoured to be blessed with 107 years and going strong. Is there a plac… Read more
Government Scholar Transport - A Cash Cow
This so-called government scholar transport is just a cash cow. The millions of rands that are paid… Read more
Wars have no winners
Beautiful story about forgotten heroes. My grandfather died in the 2nd WW in Egypt and left my Dad … Read more