Government
Hold officials personally liable to strengthen our democracy
Accountability through the ballot box is not enough
By Thuto Gabaphethe and Thandeka Kathi
Opinion | 30 May 2024
Gauteng government rejects request for public-funding information
GroundUp asked for details of billions of rands in grants the Department of Social Development paid to non-profit organisations
News | 10 May 2024
Housing activists lose Tafelberg case
The Supreme Court of Appeal has ruled the sale of the site for private development was lawful
Law | 12 April 2024
Hundreds of people from mining communities march in Pretoria
The protest follows a summit hosted by Mining Affected Communities United in Action
News | 8 February 2024
New bill to try to enforce clean drinking water
Currently the Department of Water and Sanitation cannot directly intervene when municipalities fail to supply drinking water up to standard
News | 18 January 2024
R317-million in duplicate payments to lawyers recovered from Road Accident Fund
SIU investigating millions more lost to corruption, maladministration
News | 30 November 2023
Roads fall apart while bureaucracy moves at snail’s pace in Mamelodi
City of Tshwane says Stoffel Park informal settlement must first be approved for township development before it fixes the roads
Brief | 28 November 2023
Rescue plan for the Master’s Office
Details are still sketchy and the plan will not be publicly circulated
Law | 20 November 2023
Coalition governments are here to stay. Here are proposals for making them work better
But even with the best proposals, without a shift in political culture coalition governments will be unstable
By Joel Bregman
Opinion | 6 November 2023