Local government
EThekwini municipality owes Durban plumbers hundreds of thousands of rands
One contractor claims the municipality owes for five outstanding invoices totalling R250,000
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
Brief | 17 July 2026
Time to pay up: a look at municipal debt
More than R161-billion owed for electricity, water and taxes
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 17 July 2026
Gugulethu’s apartheid-era hostels finally get a facelift
But residents accuse City of Cape Town of prioritising the flats that face the main road
News | 14 July 2026
Pietermaritzburg’s R1-billion transport flop
No buses operate on Msunduzi Municipality’s failed public transport system
News | 13 July 2026
Taps dry as municipality drowns in R1-billion debt
Residents of the Kai !Garib Local Municipality in the Northern Cape face collapsing services, frequent water interruptions, and potholed roads
By Liezl Human
Feature | 13 July 2026
Water contractors blame eThekwini for reneging on promise for pay them months ago
Municipality says it still needs to verify which companies need to be paid
Brief | 10 July 2026
Treasury says freezing R13.5bn for 69 municipalities should not disrupt services
If municipalities address unauthorised, irregular, and fruitless and wasteful expenditure, funds could be released within the month
News | 9 July 2026
Public Protector tells City of Cape Town to fix services at Langa Flats and Khayelitsha
Constitutional obligations were not met, investigation finds
News | 7 July 2026
Hawks probe complaint of intimidation over Limpopo construction contract
Member of the board of the Musina-Makhado Special Economic Zone says senior ANC leader threatened him
News | 2 July 2026