Legally in SA but scared to go home: 150 immigrants camping at Durban Home Affairs
People driven from their neighbourhoods by anti-immigrant groups have spent five days moving between a police station, a church centre and Home Affairs
News | 22 May 2026
Hundreds protest in Gauteng over social development funding issues
NGOs call for an end to delayed payments, an overhaul of the payment process and transparency
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 May 2026
Katlehong residents use digger to tear up main road during protest
Protesters say their pleas for electricity, flushing toilets and housing have fallen on deaf ears
Brief | 22 May 2026
Human Rights Commission blasts “uncaring” Gauteng municipalities for water crisis
The commission said mismanagement, infrastructure neglect and systemic corruption to blame
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 May 2026
More than 57,000 people were 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