Over 600 people left homeless by Masiphumelele fire
Living Hope organisation calls for donations of essential items to help victims
Brief | 21 January 2026
Fire destroys shacks in Khayelitsha
Dozens of families affected
By Vincent Lali
Brief | 20 January 2026
Philippi East massacre: Cops contradict each other on arrests
Suspects appear to have been taken in for questioning, but not arrested
Brief | 20 January 2026
Massacre on the Cape Flats: police search for gunmen
Eight people shot dead in shebeen in Marikana informal settlement
News | 17 January 2026
Education department blames late applications for unplaced learners
Hundreds of parents queued outside the Western Cape Education Department’s offices in Mitchells Plain on Friday
News | 16 January 2026
Cape Flats murders are on the rise
Some areas have improved, but the overall picture is grim
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 16 January 2026
Overberg fires: saving the tortoises and snakes
Kogelberg centre says thousands of animals may have died
By Liz McGregor
News | 15 January 2026
We should not be playing war games with Iran, Russia and China
Repressive regimes should have no place in our military strategy
GroundView | 15 January 2026
Showdown outside Durban school over places for immigrant children
But it appears overcrowding is the main reason why children – both South Africans and immigrants – have not been placed
Brief | 14 January 2026