“We no longer care about bricks because we know they will take forever,” says Komani woman who has lived in shacks for 24 years
Brief | 18 December 2025
Households donate a minimum of R100 to the project
Brief | 17 December 2025
Sol Plaatje municipality’s speaker and municipal manager were recently appointed despite tainted records
Feature | 10 December 2025
A mini fresh food and craft market for Hankey never opened
Brief | 8 December 2025
Salt pans and lowlands around the town are lakes of filth
Feature | 1 December 2025
We know of at least eight stadiums that are currently serving no purpose
By GroundUp Staff and The Outlier
Charts | 28 November 2025
Dozens of Khayelitsha families have been living above a collapsing sewer pipe
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 26 November 2025
Makhuvha Sports Complex outside Thohoyandou has been left to ruin
Brief | 24 November 2025
Short-term letting through various platforms, including Airbnb, locks up 70% of residential units in the central city
Analysis | 18 November 2025
At a cost of R89-million, the Matanzima and Nomakhwezana bridges in KwaNobuhle reopened with a ceremony attended by about 200 residents
Brief | 7 November 2025
Plan to relocate Masiphumelele families sparks concerns among residents of smallholdings
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 5 November 2025
Field of Dreams project aims to counter the neglect of the city’s public parks
News | 3 November 2025
Department of Environmental Affairs says it may refer the matter for criminal prosecution
Brief | 31 October 2025
Rubbish piles up as City dumps cleaning companies which don’t meet obligations
Brief | 29 October 2025
Stalled water projects mean conditional grants cannot be released
Brief | 21 October 2025
Parents with children at Otters’ Creek Junior are scrambling to find space at other special needs schools
News | 17 October 2025