Local government
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
North West municipality fails to pay May salaries for general workers
Tswaing Local Municipality says it will make payment by 15 July
By Seth Thorne
News | 4 June 2026
Gugulethu residents clean up illegal dump sites
The community project was started to combat poor waste management in the area
Brief | 1 June 2026
Elections 2026: Elundini municipality’s trail of unfinished projects
Millions have been spent on government offices, a vehicle testing station, a community hall, a sports field and electronic billboards - all incomplete
Feature | 28 May 2026
Court dismisses municipality’s bid to block corruption report
The North West High Court has rejected Tswaing Local Municipality’s attempt to block the implementation of a report into maladministration
By Seth Thorne
News | 27 May 2026
Human Rights Commission blasts “uncaring” Gauteng municipalities for water crisis
The commission said mismanagement, infrastructure neglect and systemic corruption to blame
By Seth Thorne
News | 22 May 2026