In photos: Army enters Lavender Hill, but some are sceptical
Gang violence continues on Cape Flats
By Matthew Hirsch and Brenton Geach
Photo Essay | 13 April 2026
Quota bungle: Small-scale fishers battle to survive
Several West Coast cooperatives given even lower allocations than they had before their appeals
By Liezl Human
News | 13 April 2026
Picket in Cape Town against US war on Iran
Protesters called for an end to an “illegal, unprovoked” war
Brief | 10 April 2026
Government plans new court bid to contain Knoflokskraal occupation
The self-proclaimed Khoisan settlement has grown to between 15,000 and 20,000 people despite a 2021 interdict
By Liezl Human
News | 8 April 2026
Johannesburg sewage treatment fails Green Drop assessment
Metro has dropped from 91% in 2011 to below 50%
By Seth Thorne
News | 7 April 2026
How criminal cops escape justice
Delmore Manuel, Jermaine Conradie, and Leigh-Ann Maroon are getting away with torture
GroundView | 7 April 2026
How fuel hikes impact the price of bread
Record diesel prices will increase food production costs
Chart by The Outlier. Text by Jacques Malherbe.
Charts | 3 April 2026
Police torture case provisionally withdrawn
State fails to provide an interpreter for Juma Igiraneza
News | 2 April 2026
Soldiers hit the streets of Mitchells Plain a day after a shooting
Homes were searched for firearms in Beacon Valley
Text by Matthew Hirsch. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
Brief | 1 April 2026