Local government
In photos: Joburg’s green pools are being closed
City failed to procure chlorine
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 13 November 2026
Kou-Kamma heads for another coalition
We reported on Kou-Kamma’s water supply and other service challenges before the election. Here is how residents voted.
News | 12 November 2026
The Eastern Cape municipality where projects quietly die
Two promised projects in Middledrift have come to nothing
News | 11 November 2026
Civic movements rise as ANC loses grip on Eastern Cape
New political party born from Ngcobo shutdown movement wins council seats
By GroundUp Staff, Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Johnnie Isaac
News | 10 November 2026
Turnout up, ANC down, and a wave of coalitions
See the election results in four charts
Charts by The Outlier. Text by Daniel Steyn.
News | 9 November 2026
“I fear my home will fall into a sinkhole” says Cape Town resident
Municipality says repair work to continue into February and March 2027
By Vincent Lali and GroundUp Staff
News | 9 November 2026
EThekwini won’t say what it pays plumbing middlemen
Plumbers question the value and sense of the appointment of a panel of companies to manage them on behalf of the municipality
News | 3 November 2026
City of Matlosana signs deal with dodgy security company
The company is under investigation by the SIU and has previously had a R140-million security contract terminated
By Seth Thorne
News | 3 November 2026
Joburg residents protest as water supply is throttled
The city’s water systems are under severe strain
Text by Seth Thorne. Photos by Ihsaan Haffejee.
News | 31 October 2026