Articles for Steve Kretzmann
Makhanda: The collapse of an iconic South African city
Roads, water supply, electricity supply and finances are in disarray
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
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
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
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
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
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
Parliament | 5 June 2025
South Africa’s polluted rivers pose food contamination risk
Quality of irrigation water should be a national priority, says scientist
Feature | 26 May 2025
Hawks, NPA sued for failing to investigate corruption at PRASA
It’s been a decade since criminal complaints were filed
News | 20 May 2025