Mayor says municipality will “give full support” to SIU investigators
By Liezl Human
Brief | 15 July 2024
A monthly maintenance network surcharge of between R376 and more than R700 came into effect on 1 July
News | 11 July 2024
Lawyers for Human Rights plans to go to court again
News | 10 July 2024
The Louisa Prince Library in Ennerdale has been closed since 2021
News | 5 July 2024
A private company is charging the City R250,000 a month for 12 toilets and 12 showers at homeless shelters and hardly any of them are working
By Raymond Joseph and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 2 July 2024
The site is a poor choice and the impact on the community was not considered, say residents
Brief | 2 July 2024
Residents accuse him of corruption
Brief | 25 June 2024
R334 blocked by shack dwellers for the second time in a month
News | 25 June 2024
Temporary relocation of families occupying central line contravened municipal by-laws
Brief | 22 June 2024
Workers recruited in informal settlements are well placed to manage the process
Opinion | 19 June 2024
“Our parents lived in this poverty, we are living in this poverty, and now our children are living in this poverty”
Text by Mary-Anne Gontsana. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 14 June 2024
In Richmond Farm residents have to do a balancing act to fetch water from a municipal ablution block
Brief | 3 June 2024
“We have been patient for a long time” says protest leader
Brief | 24 May 2024
There has been only partial compliance by the municipality, while numerous dumpsites continue to plague residents
Brief | 23 May 2024
After 13 years in a “transit camp”, Ntuzuma flood victims are afraid they’ll die there
News | 22 May 2024
Public comment closes Wednesday
By GroundUp Staff and Matthew Hirsch
News | 21 May 2024