Cederberg municipality battles to keep up with sprawling informal settlements
Almost one in five residents of Clanwilliam and Citrusdal live in informal settlements with limited access to water, sanitation, and refuse removal
By Liezl Human
Feature | 20 March 2026
Durban police brutality case: magistrate and defence face off
Sudden request to change lawyers prompts magistrate to ask if it is a deliberate tactic to delay the case
By Benita Enoch
Brief | 20 March 2026
Major Eastern Cape water projects stalled over battle with small businesses
Two Whittlesea water treatment works were set to benefit nearly 30 villages
News | 20 March 2026
What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall
The municipality’s plans have been hotly debated
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga.
Charts | 20 March 2026
Progress at last on Khayelitsha sewer line repairs
Dozens of households have had to be relocated
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 19 March 2026
Joburg metro cops destroy shacks in Ennerdale
Build us new homes, demand occupiers of land meant for housing that was never built
News | 19 March 2026
Cape Town affordable housing projects inch forward
Construction is yet to start on Western Cape government’s inner-city projects
Brief | 19 March 2026
Turning food waste into millions of healthy meals
Companies like FoodForward SA and Ladles of Love are rescuing produce and redistributing it in vulnerable communities
Photo Essay | 19 March 2026
We have no water and no toilets, families tell Human Rights Commission
Government offices are often closed due to lack of water in Centane
Brief | 18 March 2026
Photo Essays
New play honours murdered environmental activist Fikile Ntshangase
Isitha Sabantu explores the threats that climate activists face
In photos: how Cape Town beat the heat
Frolicking at the beach, long trips to fill water containers, and children cooling down in Philippi
Charts
Features
Arts festival inspires Mpumalanga towns
My Body My Space arts festival provides a much-needed injection of money and opportunities for residents of Emakhazeni Local Municipality
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
Our Editorials
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
Judges should respect press freedom
There have been too many prepublication gag orders in recent times
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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