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.
No water, no tarred roads, no clinic, no schools: the forgotten community of eGoqweni
Residents haven’t seen their ward councillor since 2014
News | 27 July 2016
A look at Port Elizabeth’s most closely contested ward
Ward 38's community lives on the edge of a wasteland
Feature | 25 July 2016
Ward 74: Beautiful valley with an ugly problem
A shortage of housing remains the hot-button issue in Hout Bay
Feature | 18 July 2016
ANC branch chair and children survive hail of bullets at home
Political factionalism in Ward 22 Pietermaritzburg blamed for violence
Brief | 15 July 2016
Accused in ANC double murder granted bail
While supporters of the families of the deceased wept, Bonginkosi Shabalala's supporters celebrated
Brief | 15 July 2016
ANC mayoral candidate’s claims don’t stand up to scrutiny
Allegations about Cape Town's and province's human settlements budgets are false or unsubstantiated
News | 15 July 2016
Candidate for ward council comes to rescue of fire victims
Residents accuse current councillor of neglecting them
News | 14 July 2016
No effort by municipality to fix leaking water and sewage
For years, residents of Ekwarini have lived in damp squalor, and the Buffalo City administration has done nothing about it
News | 11 July 2016
Families stuck in shacks because of government squabble
Housing project halted while municipality and contractor differ over invoice
Brief | 11 July 2016