Feature
Fort Hare’s cattle projects were supposed to help Eastern Cape farmers. Instead they are a lesson in bad governance
Forensic reports uncover arithmetical errors, unaccounted-for assets and absent oversight, probably resulting in the loss of tens of millions of rands for the university
By Raymond Joseph, Johnnie Isaac, Nathan Geffen and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 27 November 2025
Operation Dudula blocks access to clinics, violating court order
Witness testimony plus a visit by GroundUp to clinics confirms this. Clinic security guards are also blocking access to immigrants.
Feature | 24 November 2025
Ecological disaster in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Feature | 7 November 2025
Investigation finds Limpopo school toilets have not been fixed
Ten years after the Michael Komape tragedy, many schools still need proper toilets
By Liezl Human
Feature | 30 October 2025
How Johannesburg residents are protecting their power lines
“Secure infrastructure should be covered by our rates. We’d much rather spend the extra money on beautifying our local park.”
Text by Zanele Mji. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
Feature | 28 October 2025
How two very different South Africans are solving their water problems
“I have learned in my life to take responsibility for the needs of my family. If you wait for help, you can wait too long.”
By Sean Christie and Tladi Moloi
Feature | 27 October 2025
Guns, gangs and gold: The battle for Zambia’s riches
Social media posts have triggered a rush of gold diggers
By Charles Mafa, James Beluchi and Caleb Likomeno
Feature | 20 October 2025
Land spat highlights tension between traditional and formal law
It’s often unclear who owns land in traditional communities — the individual or the traditional authority
By Maanda Bele
Feature | 16 October 2025
People fight for water as infrastructure crumbles
uMzinyathi District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal is failing to supply water
By Joseph Bracken and Bongane Motaung
Feature | 6 October 2025