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Activists went to Parliament on Wednesday to put forward demands ahead of Minister of Finance Enoch Godongwana’s mini-budget announcement. Photo: Abonge Chiya

Health & Social Welfare

SRD grant extended for another year, minister announces

GroundUp Staff 22 Oct 2026

Vodacom invests over R500m in Western Cape network

Telecoms & Networks

Vodacom invests over R500m in Western Cape network

6 Oct 2026

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

Events

6 reasons not to miss the inaugural Pan Afrikan Design Week 2026

6 Oct 2026

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

Logistics & Transport

#TransportMonth | Cape Town mobility summit puts people before cars

5 Oct 2026

Outside the brief

Media

Outside the brief

Kabelo Kale, Issued by The Media Krate 22 Sep 2026

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Tourism

From classroom to career: Cape Town Tourism opens doors for young people

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 10 Sep 2026

Source: Supplied.

Mental health

Inside Khayelitsha’s new R87m psychiatric care facility

4 Sep 2026

Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town put communities at the heart of Tourism Month

Tourism

Cape Town Tourism and the City of Cape Town put communities at the heart of Tourism Month

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 3 Sep 2026

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Digital

WesBank New Generation Awards announces 2026 finalists

Issued by WesBank New Generation Awards 1 Sep 2026

Women's Health

#WomensMonth: The doctor-turned-entrepreneur who’s making an impact on SA women’s health

Maroefah Smith 26 Aug 2026

Newly appointed Minister of Social Development Dina Pule speaks to beneficiaries at the Sassa Bellville office on Thursday. Photos: Matthew Hirsch

Health & Social Welfare

“We are failing them” Sassa staff tell minister

Matthew Hirsch 17 Aug 2026

Cape Town clears first electric MyCiTi bus for fleet production

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town clears first electric MyCiTi bus for fleet production

23 Jul 2026

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

Sport

Hisense SA backs youth football with Hands on the Future campaign

23 Jul 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

#MandelaDay2026: 8 ways you can spend your 67 minutes

17 Jul 2026

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Data & Analytics

Giant data centres get the first green light from Cape Town tribunal

Steve Kretzmann 15 Jul 2026

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western Cape

Construction & Engineering

First rigging trade testing centre in Khayelitsha – only Rigging Centre of Specialisation in the Western Cape

Issued by False Bay College 2 Jun 2026

Image supplied.

Health & Social Welfare

How Siv Ngesi’s MENstruation Foundation tackles period poverty

25 May 2026

CSI & Philanthropy

How South Africans are showing up for Western Cape storm victims

19 May 2026

Primary & Secondary Education

New Soweto tech hub a leap toward closing SA’s 4IR gap

14 May 2026

Two Portlands Primary School learners wade through the flooded Westpoort road on their way to school in Mitchells Plain on Monday morning. Photo: David Harrison

Climate Change

In photos: Cape storm wreaks havoc

GroundUp Staff 12 May 2026

Supplied image - front L-R: Inga Javu, Limise Kalolo, Mesuli Meneze and Shaun Ngubo (all Joe Slovo High School).
Back L-R: Joe Slovo High School learners Minenthle Ngweni, Lultho Daniso, Maude Modise (Director of the Shoprite Foundation), Alulutho Mnyobe, Anam Kalman, Kungawo Mkhalali, Xoliswa Mahlangu (Head of Digital Learning and Technology at Sifiso EdTech) and Lisolethu Fana

Primary & Secondary Education

Khayelitsha high school receives new robotics lab

11 May 2026

Image source: mirco1 –

Services

Bridging the gap: South Africa’s informal sector needs unified digital tools

Andrew Bourne 29 Apr 2026

Early Childhood Development

Untangling the red tape of crèche registration

Mary-Anne Gontsana 23 Apr 2026

Source: Archive

Logistics & Transport

Cape Town to debut first MyCiti electric bus in August

21 Apr 2026

SA sees younger, female, and self-employed buyers driving property shifts

Residential Property

SA sees younger, female, and self-employed buyers driving property shifts

15 Apr 2026

Source: Pexels.

Property

From title deeds to hijackings: The growing threat of property fraud in South Africa

13 Apr 2026

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

Travel

Luxury meets township tourism: Mteto’s Child Villa opens in Khayelitsha

8 Apr 2026

False Bay TVET College joins forces with ECD principals on qualification drive

Higher Education

False Bay TVET College joins forces with ECD principals on qualification drive

Issued by False Bay College 2 Apr 2026

Daily Sun is still Mzansi’s trusted voice

Media

Daily Sun is still Mzansi’s trusted voice

Issued by Media24 30 Mar 2026

Source: Peter Luhanga/GroundUp. An aerial view of Khayalam informal settlement in Khayelitsha beside the N2.

Affordable & Social Housing

What Cape Town is spending on homes, roads and the N2 wall

GroundUp Staff and Peter Luhanga 25 Mar 2026

New delivery app SendMePls opens earning doors in townships

SMEs

New delivery app SendMePls opens earning doors in townships

23 Feb 2026

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

Entrepreneurship

How informal businesses are reduced to rubble

27 Jan 2026

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Tourism

Cape Town turns summer into a sell-out as a new generation takes flight

Issued by Cape Town Tourism 16 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Construction & Engineering

City of Cape Town must rebuild homes, demand protesters

Vincent Lali 9 Jan 2026

Source: GroundUp/Vincent Lali.

Infrastructure & Utilities

Vandals delay urgent Khayelitsha sewerage maintenance

Vincent Lali 6 Jan 2026

Clover Mama Afrika shows that sustainability starts when skills take root

CSI & Philanthropy

Clover Mama Afrika shows that sustainability starts when skills take root

Rika Haasbroek, Issued by JNPR 15 Dec 2025

#BestofBiz 2025: Tourism & Travel

Tourism & Travel

#BestofBiz 2025: Tourism & Travel

17 Dec 2025

The Western Cape High Court has ordered the Western Cape Education department to develop a proper management plan within six months to deal with late school admissions. Illustration: Lisa Nelson / GroundUp

Primary & Secondary Education

Court lambasts WCED, orders it to fix late school admissions

Tania Broughton 2 Dec 2025

Community leader Vuyani Madikane opens a tap at Ethembeni informal settlement, Khayelitsha, to show that they have not had consistent water since the taps were installed earlier this year. Photo: Vincent Lali

Food, Water & Energy Security

Illegal connections leave hundreds of Cape Town households without water

Vincent Lali 2 Dec 2025

CSI & Philanthropy

Jetour partners with Reach For A Dream for 2025 Dream Raffle

26 Nov 2025

Marketing

Lesaka launches One Lesaka – a unified brand for financial inclusion

Issued by The Nielsen Network 25 Nov 2025

Media

Meet the 2025 Western Cape Vodacom Journalist of the Year Winners

14 Nov 2025

Workers protested outside this project site in Illitha Park, Khayelitsha, since Monday over their unpaid wages. Photo: Vincent Lali / GroundUp

Labour Law & Unions

Workers shut down Cape Town construction project over unpaid wages

13 Nov 2025

Western Cape pensioners have petitioned government to increase their grants. Illustration: Lisa Nelson

Health & Social Welfare

Pensioners ask Parliament to increase grant to R5,000

Marecia Damons 11 Nov 2025

Image credit: Unicef South Africa/2014/Schermbrucker

Public Health

27.6% drop in Western Cape infant immunisations risks outbreaks

16 Oct 2025

Tourvest’s Out of Africa recognised with social impact award

Travel

Tourvest’s Out of Africa recognised with social impact award

14 Oct 2025

Heritage Day 2025: Free access for all at Zeitz Mocaa

Events

Heritage Day 2025: Free access for all at Zeitz Mocaa

24 Sep 2025

Land & Property Law

Eviction notices issued to occupants of hijacked State properties

1 Sep 2025

ESG

Cycle for Change campaign sets a high standard for purpose-led brand investment

Issued by MANGO-OMC 29 Aug 2025