More than 57,000 people deported from South Africa last year
The Department of Home Affairs is clamping down on illegal immigration
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 22 May 2026
The Australian crayfish invading our rivers
Researcher warns of threat to the Okavango Delta
By Fred Kockott and Kemunto Ogutu
Feature | 22 May 2026
Kouga flood victims accuse municipality of abandoning them
The municipality estimates the cost of the storm damage to be about R170-million
News | 21 May 2026
Fraudster lawyer practised in court for years after disbarment
The Mthatha High Court has referred Kenneth Ntila for criminal investigation
By Johnnie Isaac and Lubabalo Ngcukana
Brief | 21 May 2026
Elim school building was declared unsafe almost five years ago – learners are still in it
“What if the ceiling or pillars collapse?” asks grade 11 learner
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 May 2026
A new R486-million water system, but the taps are still dry in these Limpopo villages
Vhembe District Municipality insists families will have water soon
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 21 May 2026
Judge tells minister to get water to Eastern Cape families
Centane residents win court victory
Law | 21 May 2026
De Doorns farm workers’ homes destroyed in floods
Families have lost almost everything and face uncertain future
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Photo Essay | 20 May 2026
Elections 2026: Langeberg municipality accused of hiding details of R60-million contract
The municipality has also failed to obey an order to release a report on a 2022 water crisis
News | 20 May 2026