Local government

Sharpeville: “These politicians just come and create a spectacle”

Residents say Human Rights Day means little in their township

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Photo Essay | 21 March 2025

Metro police block roads in protest over working conditions

City of Ekhurhuleni says the protest is unlawful

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Brief | 19 March 2025

Raw sewage is running into the Kruger park from Limpopo town

Phalaborwa residents lay criminal charges against local municipalities to try to end their sewerage problems

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News | 13 March 2025

Eastern Cape protesters bring traffic to a standstill

Protesters want a new bridge and better roads

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Brief | 11 March 2025

Housing project grinds to a halt over payment dispute

Contractor is taking Matatiele Local Municipality to court over unpaid fees

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News | 11 March 2025

Benoni pensioners ask City to scrap millions of rands of debt

City of Ekurhuleni says Actonville rental tenants collectively owe R33-million

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News | 6 March 2025

Durban residents threaten to stop paying rates

More than half of eThekwini municipality’s water revenue is lost to leaks, theft and unbilled consumption

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News | 3 March 2025

Mass protest against failing Makana municipality

Archbishop calls for immediate removal of mayor, speaker and chief financial officer

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Brief | 27 February 2025

Hundreds of Limpopo villagers protest about potholes

The provincial roads department says there’s no budget to complete repairs on the busy D4 linking Elim to the N1

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News | 27 February 2025

Nearly five years and R38-million later, Mamelodi families still don’t have a clinic

The City of Tshwane fired the construction company last year

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Brief | 21 February 2025

Mondlo residents want to leave their municipality

Hundreds of people marched to the Abaqulusi Municipality offices to demand services

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Brief | 20 February 2025

Learners miss days of school due to protests in rural KZN

Villagers of Odadeni and KwaQoloqolo have been protesting since Monday for water, among other demands.

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Brief | 14 February 2025

KZN flood victims housed in leaking building

Landlord battles with inconsistent payments from eThekwini Municipality

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Brief | 4 February 2025

Joburg residents meet to discuss the city’s crises

Some suggested boycotting paying rates while others called for transparency and accountability from the City

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Brief | 27 January 2025

Here’s what’s happening with Johannesburg’s libraries

Some have been closed for years but dates have been set to re-open a few of them

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Brief | 24 January 2025

Eldorado Park’s pools and sports fields are a mess

City of Johannesburg blames budget constraints and recurring vandalism

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News | 24 January 2025