Articles for The Outlier

Cape Flats murders are on the rise

Some areas have improved, but the overall picture is grim

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Charts | 16 January 2026

What the latest tests say about beach water quality

Most recent samples show a mixed picture of water safety

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Charts | 19 December 2025

SAPS is drowning in unsolved dockets

There were 1.9-million unsolved cases by the end of the 2024 financial year

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News | 12 December 2025

Whatever Trump says, whites are not doing badly in South Africa

How do we grow the economy and create a more racially equal society?

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Charts | 5 December 2025

More than R200-million spent on unused sports stadiums

We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose

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Charts | 28 November 2025

Domestic violence against women: More cases are being reported to police

Women might be more likely to report cases than before, or violence is actually increasing.

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Charts | 21 November 2025

How South Africa’s job market has changed

There are 2.6-million more jobs than in 2008, but 10.4-million more people who need them

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Charts | 14 November 2025

Child support grant has saved millions of children, but there is still a way to go

7.8-million children remain below the food poverty line

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Charts | 7 November 2025

More than 10-million consumers cannot repay their debt

But there is a silver lining

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Charts | 31 October 2025