Government
Residents of Kirkwood join farm workers to shut down Eastern Cape town
The workers are demanding higher wages and the residents of the town demand electricity, water and a police station
Brief | 20 April 2022
Major shift in housing policy is an opportunity for civil society
We need a comprehensive approach to site and service schemes
By Noah Schermbrucker, Mirjam van Donk and Jens Horber
Opinion | 14 April 2022
Not our problem, say two municipalities as road falls apart
Neither Madibeng nor Tshwane are taking responsibility for the upkeep of the Kgabalatsane to Ga-Rankuwa road
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 7 April 2022
Not much sign of “houses, security and comfort” where the Freedom Charter was signed
Behind Walter Sisulu Square are crumbling houses and crowded informal settlements
Feature | 5 April 2022
Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality let libraries go to ruin during lockdown
Four libraries, closed since March 2020, unlikely to open any time soon
Brief | 1 April 2022
Water protests erupt in Limpopo town
Molemole shut down by protesters angered by municipal water bills
News | 29 March 2022
Fort Beaufort’s thirsty villages
In one village boreholes stopped working four years ago and were never repaired
News | 28 March 2022
Western Cape Education Department liable for damages for rape of learner
The learner was sexually assaulted by the school principal when she was 12
Law | 18 March 2022
Furious Kariega residents dump their garbage outside rubbish collectors’ homes
24 out of the municipality’s 36 trucks are still being repaired
Brief | 18 March 2022