Local government
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
Cape Town sports centre barely usable six years after R25-million upgrade
City of Cape Town planned to spend R51-million, but funds dried up
Brief | 1 July 2026
Hundreds march in support of municipal workers in Ngcobo
The workers staged a sit-in because their pension fund and tax contributions are not being paid over by the municipality
News | 30 June 2026
Voter registration at 64%, four months before elections
Proportion of eligible voters who are registered has not changed since 2021
Chart by The Outlier. Text by GroundUp Staff.
Charts | 26 June 2026
Heritage farmhouse in McGregor unlawfully demolished by municipality
Historic buildings left to be stripped, despite provincial MPLs recommending it be used as a safe house
News | 22 June 2026
Msunduzi cannot say how much it spent on this vandalised community centre
The municipality failed to complete the project and left it to ruin
News | 17 June 2026
City plans to auction Cape Town farmers’ market site
Mowbray Market promotes smallholder farmers from Cape Town and rural towns as far as Genadendal, Suurbraak, and Calitzdorp
By Liezl Human
News | 12 June 2026
Pensioners use their social grants to fix road
King Sabata Dalindyebo Local Municipality says it will now consider including this road in its maintenance budget
By Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
News | 8 June 2026
Johannesburg won’t say who its water tanker suppliers are
Proliferation of water tankers across SA “is a brazen form of corruption” that has turned a temporary measure into an exploitative business, says HRC commissioner
By Seth Thorne
News | 8 June 2026