Only 1 in 3 people vote for their municipality
Most adults in South Africa stay away from the local polls
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 11 September 2026
We checked 470 toilets in this Cape Town informal settlement. Only 45 were working
“Only those who are desperate still live here” says Marikana community leader
Brief | 11 September 2026
March and March returns to refugee camp after violent clashes
The refugees’ blankets and other belongings at the camp were set alight and stones were thrown.
Brief | 10 September 2026
Fossil fuel companies rebuked for greenwashing
Four victories for Fossil Ad Ban campaign
By Jo-Anne Smetherham, Kholwani Simelane and Patrick Bond
Opinion | 10 September 2026
COSATU shocked by exclusion from Premier Foods factory closure talks
The retrenchment consultation period is due to end on 26 September
By Greg Dor
News | 10 September 2026
Cape Town “killing field” to be used for housing
R7.6-million Seawinds park was stripped and vandalised
Brief | 10 September 2026
300 Zimbabweans stuck at Joburg consulate
Hundreds of people have been displaced by weekly March and March protests
News | 10 September 2026
Court blocks planned bus driver strike
Golden Arrow workers will not be able to proceed with protected strike on Thursday
By Alice Scott, Greg Dor and Sindisiwe Tshona
News | 9 September 2026
Asylum seekers protest in Gqeberha
Refugee Reception Offices are effectively closed to new applicants, and the online renewal system is not working
Brief | 9 September 2026