Local Elections 2021
Battle of the bakkie: Ouma Katrina Esau’s vehicle at the centre of a DA-ANC row
Upington ANC councillor suspected that the bakkie donated to “living legend” Esau was being used for political purposes
News | 23 September 2021
Elections 2021: Plettenberg Bay has had no functioning council for months
For how long the Bitou municipality can function with a hung council remains to be seen
Feature | 17 September 2021
ANC members protest over councillor candidate list
Residents of Willowfontein in Pietermaritzburg want the municipal election list changed to include their choice
News | 31 August 2021
Elections 2021: Xolobeni voters may kick ANC out
Poor services and a controversial mining project have fuelled disaffection with governing party
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Daniel Steyn
Feature | 8 July 2021
Postpone elections, say top doctors, but little consensus at Moseneke commission
ANC and DA want October poll to proceed
By James Stent
News | 2 July 2021
Elections 2021: Witzenberg a ‘model municipality’ tarnished by poor waste management and unemployment
Budget choices in Ceres favouring the administrative centre over neighbouring towns littered with potholes and sewage
Text and Photos by Steve Kretzmann
News | 30 June 2021
East London residents say they live in filth
Rubbish strewn and sewage flooded streets are a daily curse in Duncan Village
Brief | 18 June 2021
Elections 2021: Fragile coalitions erode basic services in Nama Khoi municipality
R205 million in irregular expenditure in 2020, R201 million in 2019, R198 million in 2018
News | 10 June 2021
Kannaland councillor sentenced for fraud, but keeps his position
ICOSA says Werner Meshoa would only have to step down if he received a prison sentence of more than a year
News | 1 June 2021