Articles for Steve Kretzmann

Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city

Roads, water supply, electricity supply and finances are in disarray

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Feature | 29 July 2025

Open Secrets report: How big consulting firms are cashing in on the climate crisis

Multinational firms are benefitting from “just transition” funding while serving the world’s largest fossil fuel companies

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News | 26 June 2025

Court to decide fate of Hope Street homeless camp

Housing rights group argues the City’s Safe Space shelters do not meet constitutional requirements for alternative accommodation

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News | 24 June 2025

Out of the black and into the red – Theewaterskloof municipality’s rapid decline

Rot set in straight after the 2021 local government elections

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Feature | 18 June 2025

Sewage, garbage, dirty water: Theewaterskloof is in a mess after years of bad management

But the new municipal manager hopes to get things back on track

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Feature | 17 June 2025

Railway line theft trial delayed by state witness’s illness

Former PRASA regional manager and Cape Town businessman won’t be back in the dock for more than a month

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Brief | 10 June 2025

SIU finds work paid for but not done on critical water infrastructure

Criminal investigations, civil litigation, lifestyle audits, and disciplinary action loom large as SIU probes dodgy water sector contracts

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Parliament | 5 June 2025

South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk

Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist

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Feature | 26 May 2025

Hawks, NPA sued for failing to investigate corruption at PRASA

It’s been a decade since criminal complaints were filed

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News | 20 May 2025