Local government
Protesters block major roads in Eastern Cape
Owners of small businesses complain about failures of the Dr AB Xuma Local Municipality
News | 16 April 2025
Damning report on R57-million Buffalo City swimming pool
Years later the pool remains incomplete and a symbol of municipal failure
News | 14 April 2025
R24-million spent on Indwe stadium with little to show for it
Two contractors later, the stadium is far from complete
Brief | 14 April 2025
Invasive weed is threatening life in Joburg dams
Kariba weed on the surfaces of the dams could kill the indigenous ecosystems
News | 11 April 2025
School children in Vhembe wake up at 4:30am to fetch water
Water is not reaching households despite millions of rands spent on water projects
Brief | 4 April 2025
R21-million stadium in Limpopo left incomplete and abandoned
This has left the community disappointed as they hoped the Tshivhuyuni sports facility would boost the local economy
By Thembi Siaga
News | 3 April 2025
Taxi drivers protest in Kariega, demanding urgent repair of collapsed bridge
Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe says a contractor will be appointed this week
Brief | 31 March 2025
Deaths spark protest over unsafe bridge outside Pinetown
Umngeni River claims two lives
By Joseph Bracken and Tsoanelo Sefoloko
News | 28 March 2025
Sharpeville: “These politicians just come and create a spectacle”
Residents say Human Rights Day means little in their township
Photo Essay | 21 March 2025