Why is UCT’s Jagger Library still boarded up?
Future of the building, gutted by fire almost five years ago, is still being discussed
News | 26 January 2026
SRD grant increase is “simply unaffordable” says Treasury
Government appeals ruling that R370 grant regulations are unconstitutional and unlawful
News | 26 January 2026
Living in limbo: eight years later families are still in community hall
City says it has “identified possible relocation areas” but gives no timeline
Brief | 26 January 2026
On board the Rainbow Warrior — the iconic Greenpeace ship
A world without fossil fuels is possible, says crew
By Liezl Human
News | 23 January 2026
A well-known athletics coach was charged with raping a teenager two years ago. We still may not name him.
State opposes his latest “Stalingrad tactics”
Law | 23 January 2026
How informal businesses are reduced to rubble
The rules make it almost impossible to run an informal business legally
Analysis | 23 January 2026
Failing water systems will cost R400-billion to fix, says minister
73% of water authorities in South Africa have “poor” or “critical” water systems
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 23 January 2026
Families wait for houses, two months after floods
Hundreds of homes were damaged by floods in uMshwati in November
News | 23 January 2026
Fire survivors rebuild with bricks despite City regulations
2,600 residents were left homeless in Dunoon informal settlement
News | 23 January 2026