Hawks have only half the staff they need
Directorate for Priority Crime Investigations needs more investigators
News | 19 August 2026
Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down
Thousands of jobs are at stake
By Greg Dor
Feature | 19 August 2026
Our classrooms “will collapse on us”, says Limpopo learner
Radzambo Secondary School in Matsila village is crumbling, overcrowded and short of teachers
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 19 August 2026
Mass sardine die-off: new threat to African Penguins?
Researchers say it’s too early to draw firm conclusions
By John Yeld
News | 19 August 2026
Thousands of students told to leave Cape Town residences
This follows days of protests at Cape Peninsula University of Technology
News | 18 August 2026
More than 2.5-million succulents seized from poachers
But this is probably less than a quarter of the illegal trade, CapeNature says
By Liezl Human
News | 18 August 2026
Four months of raw sewage on Durban road
Overflowing manholes have forced motorists and taxis to take longer routes
Brief | 18 August 2026
Imagine Hangberg, but with psychedelic toads
Kimon de Greef, who cut his teeth at GroundUp, follows the trail of a Mexican toad guru in his new book
Book Review | 18 August 2026
Eastern Cape protesters win fight against municipal manager
Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality manager Khathutshelo Mulaudzi faces allegations of mismanagement
Brief | 18 August 2026
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