GroundUp is covering the run-up to the municipal elections in 2016. We'll keep links to articles relevant to the elections here, including a series of ward profiles.
Municipality finally gives councillor office 18 months after being elected
Residents suspect he was treated badly because ANC candidate was not elected
News | 1 February 2018
Nquthu residents explain why they gave ANC the boot
“We have suffered enough and we hope we won’t have to experience this again.”
News | 26 May 2017
Seven months without local government in Nquthu
Residents say they are suffering without proper services
Brief | 15 March 2017
ANC begs councillor to resign
Party had promised voters its councillor for Khayelitsha BM Section would resign after election
News | 18 November 2016
ANC members tire of waiting for imposed ward councillors to resign
Residents of King William's Town and Qunu protest against councillors
News | 14 November 2016
No water for months in Eastern Cape town
Ndlovini residents say they’ve been ignored since the elections
Brief | 13 October 2016
Disabled man fetches water with a bucket tied to his crutches
Pietermaritzburg resident has little hope elections will change his plight
News | 23 August 2016
South Africa’s 2016 municipal elections – why the excitement?
An in-depth analysis of the results
Analysis | 23 August 2016
“Zuma Legacy must fall” says KZN ANC protester
Disgruntled residents protest against new councillors at inauguration
News | 22 August 2016