Expect to see soldiers on the streets in April, says police minister
The deployment is expected to last until 31 March 2027
News | 27 March 2026
Postbank to resume black card rollout in April
About 600,000 beneficiaries are still without the new card
Brief | 27 March 2026
Court warns government: stop vigilantes blocking clinic access
The Department of Health and other government respondents have failed to comply with a court order to stop anti-immigrant vigilantes screening patients
Brief | 27 March 2026
How dagga decriminalisation changed criminal convictions
Drug-related crimes have plummeted since a 2018 ConCourt ruling
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 27 March 2026
In photos: Mbombela’s much loved public libraries
Libraries are not only about books any more
By Maru Attwood
Photo Essay | 27 March 2026
Eastern Cape government hub gutted by fire
Vital government records and archives are feared to have been destroyed
Brief | 26 March 2026
Terry Bell was a force for good in the world
Award-winning journalist, activist and author dies aged 84
Obituary | 26 March 2026
Ekurhuleni’s “ghost workers” demand jobs and compensation
About 200 former EPWP workers say the municipal database shows them earning salaries 11 years after their contracts ended
Brief | 26 March 2026
R198-million school for the blind incomplete and left to ruin
Multiple deadlines have been missed
By Thembi Siaga
News | 26 March 2026
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