Articles for Joseph Bracken
Kokstad’s R137-million toilet project plagued by broken pipes and lack of water
Harry Gwala District Municipality says project to replace 1,451 pit toilets in Horseshoe is complete, but GroundUp found many toilets were not working
News | 1 April 2026
Durban street vendors take municipality to court over permits
More than 80 traders say permits were suspended, terminated or left undecided while they are being forced to relocate to Centrum Park
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 26 March 2026
Durban flood victims left without power
Families caught up in battle over rents and rates
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 25 March 2026
Hundreds gather to remember children killed in shack blaze
A fire in Shaka’s Head near KwaDukuza killed five people on 28 February
Brief | 9 March 2026
Shacks demolished while eviction case drags on for Durban’s Piedmont Park
The municipality says it will only be able to provide alternative accommodation in 2027
By Tsoanelo Sefoloko and Joseph Bracken
Brief | 9 March 2026
A R24-million sports centre and nowhere to train
Kokstad’s pool is empty and the soccer field is too hard
News | 4 March 2026
Municipality changes tune after video shows Ensure guards beating man
For months, the Denis Hurley Centre has been alerting officials to complaints about the security company
News | 23 February 2026
More than R36-million in lottery money has been spent on this old age home in nine years. But it is still not ready
The home in eDumbe, in northern KwaZulu-Natal, is one of several projects under investigation by the SIU
By Joseph Bracken and Raymond Joseph
News | 17 February 2026
Unfinished lottery-funded old age home in Mpumalanga is being looted
But National Lotteries Commission says it can’t pay for security
By Raymond Joseph and Joseph Bracken
News | 13 February 2026