“Girls on Bikes” make cycling joyful and safe in Johannesburg
“For me it’s not even about the fitness, it’s more the social aspect: getting to meet people and form friendships.”
News | 19 January 2026
Families take refuge in churches after Limpopo floods
More than 40 families displaced since 14 January
By Thembi Siaga
News | 19 January 2026
The generator broke, leaving this village without water — 17 years ago
Residents who can’t afford to buy water have to get it from a distant river
News | 19 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
Gauteng battles to place learners
Many parents are disappointed with the schools they’ve been offered
Brief | 16 January 2026
KZN school devastated by thunderstorms
SGB chair claims education minister promised to build new school. MEC Sipho Hlomuka has not answered our questions.
Brief | 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