Government
Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire
Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed
Brief | 26 March 2026
Court reverses funding cuts for child care
Mahikeng judge ruled that nine non-profit organisations providing child protection services must have their funding restored within ten days
Law | 11 February 2026
New exhibit looks at apartheid’s effect on current-day Joburg
Nkosi Sikelel’ iAzania at Museum Africa runs until 27 February
Brief | 11 February 2026
Artists and activists take over Joburg skyline ahead of G20 summit
They projected a series of illustrations, demanding urgent action on the global debt crisis and climate accountability
Photo Essay | 20 November 2025
Ecological disaster in the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
The collapse of a precious palmiet peatland exposes failures and tensions in the management of our water resources
Feature | 7 November 2025
Queue, the beloved country
We have come to accept that we must queue for hours for every public service - but it’s not normal
Opinion | 6 October 2025
Billions needed to fix courts, prisons and police buildings
Department of Public Works has a R30-billion maintenance backlog
By GroundUp and The Outlier
Charts | 3 October 2025
SAPS HQ fiasco: MPs lose patience with Public Works Minister
Committee members want to see the forensic report on Telkom Towers
News | 10 September 2025
A decade and millions of rands later, Eastern Cape community centre still incomplete
Tsomo multi-purpose facility was meant to take nine months to build
Brief | 27 August 2025